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if a = 16 cm and b = 26 cm, find A

 Sep 24, 2015
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We can only do this if we have a right triangle.....assuming that a and b are legs, we have

 

tanA = 16/26  .....  therefore.........

 

tan-1 (16/26)  = A =  about 31.6°

 

If b is a hypotenuse, we have

 

sinA = (16 / 26)    therefore

 

sin-1 (16/26)  = A  = about 37.98°

 

 

 

 

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 Sep 24, 2015

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