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OpenStudy (anonymous):
how do you find the sides of a triangle if you only have the longest side found
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OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):
if it's a right angle triangle,
use Pythagoras.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
use sin cos tan
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i dont know the angle only the side
hero (hero):
Draw the triangle and label it for all of us to see
hero (hero):
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Yay! I created a triangle using that drawing feature below. Now you can do the same :D
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OpenStudy (pokemon23):
omg openstudy work?
hero (hero):
Shocking, but true
OpenStudy (pokemon23):
a^2+b^2=c^2
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i know that equation
OpenStudy (pokemon23):
very nice :)
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hero (hero):
What about drawing the triangle?
OpenStudy (pokemon23):
triangle help :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i have the picture of the triangle but its a bigger problem
hero (hero):
Can you try drawing it?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
and are us till looking for a side measurement
?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes ive tried the pythag and sin cos tan and its still the wrong answers
hero (hero):
I see why you didn't draw it
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i can try i sent it in an attachment
OpenStudy (anonymous):
umm your going to have to solve it with the circles...like looking for circumference and ratio
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ur trying to find from A to B right?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (anonymous):
o well it gives u what yo need eb=8.4 andFp=3.2
so the way i see it just do 8.4*2 and 3.2*2 and add them
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ill try it
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
and that gives u one more side then u should be able to use pathagereom
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (anonymous):
that was the wrong answer
OpenStudy (anonymous):
did u use a^2+B^2=c^2?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yup
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
hmm give me a sec
OpenStudy (anonymous):
|dw:1323326791231:dw| is this how u did it?