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  1. April 4th 2011, 11:24 AM #1
    steveleitch
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    Find all sides of a right angle triangle given the area and an angle.



    Find sides a, b and c of a right angle triangle
    if B=57.8 degrees
    and area = 295.18
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    Quote Originally Posted by steveleitch View Post
    Find sides a, b and c of a right angle triangle if B=57.8 degrees and area = 295.18
    Well from the given: b=c\sin(57.8^o)~,~ab=2(295.18)~\&~a^2+b^2=c^2.
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