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ABC is a right triangle with right angle C. Ab = 18 cm m What is BC

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ABC is a right triangle with right angle C. Ab = 18 cm m What is BC Round answer to-example-1
User Petrelharp
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check the picture below.

make sure your calculator is in Degree mode.
ABC is a right triangle with right angle C. Ab = 18 cm m What is BC Round answer to-example-1
User SharkAlley
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Make notes of these
sin = opposite/hypotenuse
cos = adjacent/hypotenuse
tan = opposite/adjacent

in your problem you have opposite of 22 degrees and adjacent - so you can only use tan

tan 22 = x/18
solve for x (which is your BC)
User Kevin Vaughan
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