Question

Find the measure of x.

X
56.76°
56.76
x = [?]
Round to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

Since 56.76 degrees is beta, 56.76 is adjacent and x is hypothesis.
Adjacent over hypothesis is cosine. So,
Cos(56.76) = 56.76/x
X = 56.76/cos(56.76)
X = 103.55