Question

Fill in the blank. In the triangle below, x=?. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

x = 31.5, y = 41.7, z = 48

Explanation:

use the rule that cos (x) = adjacent/hypotenuse:

you know that x (the angle) = 42 and the adjacent side = 35, so:

cos (42) = 35/y

y = 35/cos(42)

y = 47.1

then, to find x:

use the fact that tan (x) = opposite side/adjacent side

so tan (42) = x/35

x = 35tan(42)

x = 31.5

finally, you know all 3 angles of the triangle have to add up to 180, so to find z you can do:

z + 90 + 42 = 180

z + 132 = 180

z = 48