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Given right triangle ABC, side a=16.9, and side c=21.6.  Find angle A.

 Nov 20, 2014

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Thank you! :)

 Nov 21, 2014
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There's not enough info to solve this.......we need to know, at the very least, which angle is the right angle.....or which side is the hypoteneuse.....

 

 Nov 20, 2014
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I believe side C is the hypotenuse

 

Would this be correct?

sin(A)=16.9/21.6 
A=sin(^-1)(16.9/21.6) 
A=51.48 degrees. 

 Nov 21, 2014
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Yeah...if c is the hypoteneuse....that would be correct....!!

 

 

 Nov 21, 2014
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Thank you! :)

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