Sunday, November 8, 2009

Trigonometry Pt. 2


If you are given a right triangle like shown above, you can find the missing values (side a and angle B) with a little bit of simple trigonometry and geometry.

Using SOH CAH TOA you should be able infer that sin(30.7) = (a/c)
Since c is 10.5, 10.5sin(30.7) = a
So a≈5.3607
You've solved for the sides
Now, subtract the two angles from 180° to find your final angle.
B=59.3°


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