The legs of a right triangle measure 6 inches and 9 inches.
If Xis the angle between the 6-inch leg and the hypotenuse, sinX=
a2 + b2 + c2 —> hypotenuse2 = 62 + 92
= 36 + 81
= 117
hypotenuse = sqrt(117)
sine equals opposite over hypotenuse
sin(x) = 9 / sqrt(117) The convention is not to leave a radical in the denominator.
sin(x) = 9 • sqrt(117) / (sqrt(117)(sqrt(117)
sin(x) = 9 • sqrt(117) / 117 9 will evenly divide 117
sin(x) = sqrt(117) / 13
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