If a right triangle has an angle of 9 degrees and the nearest side is 7 feet, how long is opposite side?

I need to figure the coverage of some light bulbs. assuming a dis tance of 7',

Anonymous2006-08-18T12:10:32Z

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it's 7 x tan(9), or a bit over 1' 1". I assume that the beam spread totals 18 degrees; the circle of light would be 2' 2" in diameter at 7 foot distance.

j2006-08-18T19:09:10Z

Get your graphing calc and do sin 81 * x = sin 9 *7, then simplify.

raj2006-08-18T19:11:12Z

let it be opposite side be x
now use the trigonometric ratio tan theta=opposite side/adjacent side