A few days ago
fivefootzero

PHYSICS anyone?

okay, I need some help on this problem:

I have a triangle,

hypotenuse = 22

theta = 15 degrees

find x and y of triangle.

Can someone show me step by step please?

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A few days ago
hayharbr

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You need trigonometry. The side that meets the hypotenuse at the 15 degree angle is the adjacent leg; it’s found using cosine:

cos 15 = a/22, meaning a = 22 cos 15

The other side is the opposite leg. It’s found by sine:

sin 15 = o/22 meaning o = 22 sin 15

So on the calculator (be sure it’s in degree mode) just type those in

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