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How to find the missing side of a triangle in trig for geometry

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Explanation:

cosine is cos(angle)= adjacent/hypotenuse

sine is sin(angle) = opposite/hypotenuse

Tangent is tan(angle)= opposite/adjacent

for all of those

if the equation is something like tan(69)= x/69

multiply both sides by 69 so it will end up as x=69tan(69) and put that in the calculator

if it is something like tan(69)= 69/x

just swap x and tan(69)

it is much easier

it will then be 69/tan(69) and put that in the calculator

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