Question

If I have an right triangle with one angle measuring 53 degrees and a side measuring in 6 inches how do I find the other two sides?

Answer 1

I have already found angle 37 degrees

Answer 2

http://www.mathwarehouse.com/trigonometry/images/sohcohtoa/sohcahtoa-all.png

Answer 3

Which would I use?

Answer 4

\(\bf sin(\theta) = \cfrac{b}{c} \implies b = sin(\theta)\times c\)
and so on

Answer 5

just solve the trig identity, for the "missing side"

Answer 6

So x over 6in

Answer 7

Wait which one is a over b

Answer 8

a/b ahemm, adjacent/opposite

Answer 9

ohh, not in the picture ... yes I see hmm, well use b/a :) then