find the value of a in the diagram of the right triangle. round to the nearest tenth. 27 degrees and 11in.

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phi · Answer

we need more info, for example, a drawing.  what is "a"?  what is 11 inches?

anonymous · Answer

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phi · Answer

this is trigonometry.    you know an angle (27 degrees),  the length of the side opposite it.  You need to find the hypotenuse (called a)
do you know if you should use   sin, cos or tan ?

anonymous · Answer

no

phi · Answer

If you have time you might watch this http://www.khanacademy.org/math/trigonometry/v/basic-trigonometry and the following videos. But here you should use sin sin(x)= opposite/hypotenuse you know x (x=27 deg) and you know opposite= 11

anonymous · Answer

use phythagoras theorem hyp^2=perp^2+base^2

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