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MoNksBaNe_Agahnim
I keep forgetting how to do this and every time i take the SATs it comes up! What is the formula to find a hypotenuse of a triangle? Cooresponding with this topic, how can you use the formula to find the other one of the other angles? Thanks for help ^^
January 3, 2004, 5:57 AM
Yoni
Pythagoras theorem: c^2 = a^2 + b^2
Trigonometry: c = a/sin(alpha) = b/sin(beta) = a/cos(beta) = b/cos(alpha)
January 3, 2004, 9:04 AM
MoNksBaNe_Agahnim
awesome thanks yoni!
January 4, 2004, 1:26 AM

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