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Marilyn is having shelves installed to create a corner pantry. The length of one wall is 21 inches and the measure of the angle opposite the short side of the pantry, m∠A = 40°. The contractor who is making the shelves, which are shaped like right triangles, needs to know the length of the other wall. The length of the other wall is inches. Round your answer to the nearest integer.

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40° or 40.03 degrees or 25 inches as nilla mentioned.

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