Right angle
In a right triangle ABC with a right angle at the apex C, we know the side length AB = 24 cm and the angle at the vertex B = 71°. Calculate the length of the legs of the triangle.
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- algebra
- expression of a variable from the formula
- planimetrics
- Pythagorean theorem
- right triangle
- triangle
- goniometry and trigonometry
- sine
- cosine
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