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Old 04-06-14, 07:49 AM   #3118
TheDarkWraith
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Originally Posted by Tonci87 View Post
Maybe I´m wrong (just got up) but why do you need the lenght of the 3rd side of the triangle? It is not needed unless you want to determine how high the flag should wave. I you know the lenghts of the opposite and adjacent sides then you can calculate the angle by using tangent. Right?
I don't see how you can use TAN. There are no right triangles. Unless I'm forgetting some form of math the only way I can see to solve this problem is with law of cosines . If you can show me an eaiser/better/another way I'm all ears
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