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Using trig to find a side

User Timothy Ghanem
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we have that

tan(16)=NO/OM -------> by opposite side divided by the hypotenuse

solve for NO

NO=OM*tan(16)

x=16*tan(16)

x=4.6 ft

User Peterino
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