> Have a right triangle in which I have the length of side opposite the
angle,
> and the angle, and I need to find the side Adjacent to angle.
>
> Usually the way I would do this is:
> Side Opposite / Tan(Angle in Degrees)
> = side adjacent
>
> Just discovered that in VB, the angle has to be given in Radians before
> getting the Tan value, and the above formula definetly doesn't work
anymore.
> I know how to convert Degrees to Radians,I just don't know how to solve
for
> a right triangle using Radians.

"Michael" <infomike@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "What-a-Tool" <What-a-ToolNoFreakinGroundUpMysteryMeat@cox.net> wrote in
> message news:_AS0b.12309$Zw4.6117@lakeread03...
> > Have a right triangle in which I have the length of side opposite the
> angle,
> > and the angle, and I need to find the side Adjacent to angle.
> >
> > Usually the way I would do this is:
> > Side Opposite / Tan(Angle in Degrees)
> > = side adjacent
> >
> > Just discovered that in VB, the angle has to be given in Radians before
> > getting the Tan value, and the above formula definetly doesn't work
> anymore.
> > I know how to convert Degrees to Radians,I just don't know how to solve
> for
> > a right triangle using Radians.
>
> I don't understand why there is a problem. Just convert your degree value
to
> radians and use the same formula.
>
>

"Michael" <infomike@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "What-a-Tool" <What-a-ToolNoFreakinGroundUpMysteryMeat@cox.net> wrote in
> message news:_AS0b.12309$Zw4.6117@lakeread03...
> > Have a right triangle in which I have the length of side opposite the
> angle,
> > and the angle, and I need to find the side Adjacent to angle.
> >
> > Usually the way I would do this is:
> > Side Opposite / Tan(Angle in Degrees)
> > = side adjacent
> >
> > Just discovered that in VB, the angle has to be given in Radians before
> > getting the Tan value, and the above formula definetly doesn't work
> anymore.
> > I know how to convert Degrees to Radians,I just don't know how to solve
> for
> > a right triangle using Radians.
>
> I don't understand why there is a problem. Just convert your degree value
to
> radians and use the same formula.
>
>