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Explain why this triangle cannot be drawn. Angle 35 Hyp 10 Opp 7 Adj ?

 Jun 7, 2015

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Because of the sides given for the angle, we need sin().

sinx = Opp/Hyp

sin35 = 7/10

0.574 != 0.7

Because the sin() of the given angle is not equal to the opposite side length divided by the hypotenuse side length, we know the triangle is impossible.

 Jun 7, 2015
 #1
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Best Answer

Because of the sides given for the angle, we need sin().

sinx = Opp/Hyp

sin35 = 7/10

0.574 != 0.7

Because the sin() of the given angle is not equal to the opposite side length divided by the hypotenuse side length, we know the triangle is impossible.

Will85237 Jun 7, 2015

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