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If you know the length of the base and all three angles of a right triangle can you figure out the height of the triangle without using Trig? Can it be done with just Geometry?


Thanks in Advance
 
If you know the length of the base and all three angles of a right triangle can you figure out the height of the triangle without using Trig? Can it be done with just Geometry?


Thanks in Advance

It can be done using similar triangles and ratios (sly and tedious way to use sine, cosine and tan)

What are your thoughts?

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