Math Help?

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  1. cluckinho

    cluckinho Well Known
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    So yeah I'm in geometry class and I'm stupid when it comes to geo. Anyways I was hoping someone could explain how I would go about solving this problem below:

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    Please don't call me stupid lol. I just can't remember how to do it :/
     
    #1 cluckinho, Jan 25, 2012
  2. Miraj

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    cos(31) = x/16

    Now you can solve it yourself. Just remember SOH CAH TOA (Sin Opp/Hyp, Cos Adj/Hyp, Tan Opp/Adj)


    This is assuming it is a right triangle. The directions got cutoff.
     
    #2 Miraj, Jan 25, 2012
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  3. Fbu

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    did you even go to the class
     
    #3 Fbu, Jan 25, 2012
  4. Berb

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    yup, he's got it.
     
    #4 Berb, Jan 25, 2012
  5. cluckinho

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    Yep thanks miraj.
     
    #5 cluckinho, Jan 25, 2012
  6. RoboArtist

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    were going over pretty much the same thing. Hate math :mad:
     
    #6 RoboArtist, Jan 27, 2012
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