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HELP PLEASE! Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth. The diagram is not drawn to scale.

HELP PLEASE! Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth. The diagram is not drawn-example-1
User Eickenberg
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Answer:

12.0

Explanation:

The mnemonic SOH CAH TOA reminds you of the trig function relating the adjacent side of an angle in a right triangle to the hypotenuse:

Cos = Adjacent/Hypotenuse

Filling in the given values, we have ...

cos(24°) = 11/x

Multiplying this equation by x/cos(24°), we get ...

x = 11/cos(24°) ≈ 12.0

HELP PLEASE! Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth. The diagram is not drawn-example-1
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