A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 3.00 m & 1 of its angle is 20.0°. Wut are the lengths of the sides

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(a) the side opposite the 20.0° angle ?

(b) the side adjacent to the 20.0° angle?

2007-09-10 11:58:43 · 2 answers · asked by Foxychick 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

If you set it up using trigonometry, I got the side opposite the 20 degree angle as 1.026 and the side adjacent to the 20 degree angle as 2.819.

2007-09-10 12:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by momma_p_0216 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

3sin(20°) and 3cos(20°)

HTH

Doug

2007-09-10 12:05:24 · answer #2 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋