A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 16 cm. If one of the angles is 27°, what is the length of the side opposite the angle?

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asked Feb 21, 2024 204k views

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Jakub Jirutka · Answer 1 · 2024-02-27T08:44:19+0000

Answer: 7.26

Explanation:

a/sinA=b/sinB=c/sinC

16/sin90=b/sin27

16sin27=bsin90

b=16sin27/sin90

b=7.263847996

round to the hundredth:

b=7.26