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An angle of a right triangle measures 65 degrees. If the length of the side opposite to the angle is 20 ft, what are the lengths of the two other sides?

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Answer:

22.07 ft & 9.32 ft

Explanation:

by sines rule :

20/sin 65° = r/sin 90° = y/sin 25°

r = 20×sin 90°/sin 65° = 20/0.9063

= 22.07 ft

y = 20×sin 25°/sin 65° =

20× 0.4226/0.9063

= 9.32 ft

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