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find hypoteneus of a right triangle with opposite and adjacent sides given also find angle in degrees with a rise of 4" in 12"

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If slope has rise of 4 in 12 then hypotenuse is square root of (16 + 144)=sqrt  160=4root10.Angle you want is arctan(4/12) or arctan(0.3333r)

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If slope has rise of 4 in 12 then hypotenuse is square root of (16 + 144)=sqrt  160=4root10.Angle you want is arctan(4/12) or arctan(0.3333r)

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