Question

What is the value of y in the triangle?



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hypotenuse is 15 ft and the number inside the triangle is 26.5 degrees

Answer 1

I need to know whether y is the side opposite or adjacent to the 26.5° angle. Without that, both possibilities are:

- If y is the side opposite the 26.5° angle: y = 15·sin(26.5°) ≈ 6.69 ft.
- If y is the side adjacent to the 26.5° angle: y = 15·cos(26.5°) ≈ 13.42 ft.

Tell me which side y is and I’ll confirm.