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In a right triangle the side adjacent to 24.5 degree angle has a length of 81.8 m. what is the length of the hypotenuse

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we will use cos


cos(\theta)=(adjacent)/(hypotonuse)
solving for hyptonuse

hypotonuse=(adjacent)/(cos(\theta))

given that the angle (theta) is 24.5 degrees and the adjacent side is 81.8


hypotonuse=(81.8)/(cos(24.5^o))
hyptonuse≈89.8939 m

about 90m is te length of the hypotnuse
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