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03-01-2005, 06:09 PM
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Geometry-ish math problem
I'd like help from anyone who'd like to take a stab at this one.
Everyone else, sorry to post all my math here, Tangie is away on her AIM right now.  Thanks
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03-01-2005, 07:10 PM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
I IMed you that you need to use trig (sohcahtoa) to solve that problem. I need to type up my lesson plans right now, or I'd solve it now for you. If you still need help solving it, I will try to hop back on here before I go out for the evening and solve it quickly.
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03-01-2005, 07:10 PM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
d=5.46km
Use Sin law to figure out a, and then use sin=d/a to figure out d. EDIT: the angle used for corner C in the big triangle is the two angles added together
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03-01-2005, 07:26 PM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
I love how my teacher doesn't teach things. It ticks me off that she assigns stuff and doesn't teach a lick of it, nor does this book show how to do alot of the problems it has for students to work.
Apparently I'm supposed to know about Sin laws. All the teacher told my class was SOH CAH TOA. /Rant, and thanks to all that helped 
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03-01-2005, 07:55 PM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
ahh that takes me back.. what is that? algebra 2/trig?
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03-01-2005, 07:59 PM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
Here's a little rhyme to remember the rules of trig:
Some Old Hens Cackle And Howl Till Old Age Sin=opp/hypot Cos=adj/hypot Tan=opp/adj Did your math teacher really not teach you this stuff? I use it everyday in my work.
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03-01-2005, 08:01 PM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
My math teacher never taught us Soh Cah Toa...she just said sin=opp/hyp etc...
And my math teacher in college is horrid. I teach myself thanks to the textbook.
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03-02-2005, 01:15 AM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
LOL well then that's your fault now isn't it?
Math sucks, Physics rules all. Well appplying mathematical equations in real-life situations just makes things more fun
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03-02-2005, 09:30 AM
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Re: Re: Geometry-ish math problem
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 ... all I heard when the teacher was talking was blah, blah, blah .....
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03-02-2005, 11:13 PM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
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Dude...what the fuck?...I had the same problem in our Calculus/Trig book except yours has color, you bastard! I'd look for it right now but you've already got the answer.
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03-03-2005, 12:39 AM
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Those were the days of good ole math.
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03-03-2005, 06:24 AM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
It's Pre-calculus, and the book sucks so bad, you can't teach yourself from it. Thankfully I've got my friends at AF for the occasional math question.
The teacher said yesterday that 5.46 was correct. Thanks for the help everyone.
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03-03-2005, 06:47 AM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
I'm so glad I'm so glad to be a liberal arts major. Yet, I still managed to waste so much time on advance math in school. 7 years I was ahead of everyone else for for me to come to freakin' college to take Finite Math...
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03-03-2005, 08:46 AM
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Re: Geometry-ish math problem
Gold stars on the forehead for all the math wizards in this forum ...
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