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Calculating 2 sides of right triangle if you only know the hypotenuse and angle?
I just asked this but the formulas given to me still aren't working ...
What are the formulas used in this site:
http://www.1728.com/trig.htm
What are the formulas used in this site:
http://www.1728.com/trig.htm
I plugged in a hypotenuse of 5 and input angle 30. I got back side1 = 4.3301 and side2 = 2.5; side2/hypotenuse = 2.5/5 = 0.5 = sin(30).
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In Windows:
Start > Run > Calc
Then type:
5 * 30 sin =
5 * 30 cos =
Start > Run > Calc
Then type:
5 * 30 sin =
5 * 30 cos =