The tangent of an angle in a right triangle is equal to the opposite side (b) divided by the adjacent side (a). This information, from the law of tangents, can be used to determine:

a. the type of firearm used in a crime.
b. the trajectory of a bullet.
c. the speed of a bullet.
d. the length of a firearm's barrel.


b

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a. conspiracy. b. corpus delicti. c. inchoate offenses. d. targeted.

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c. exigent circumstances. d. the exclusionary rule.

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