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Need help do not understand. Trig confused on what formula I should use?

Need help do not understand. Trig confused on what formula I should use?-example-1

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In this triangle, you have


\sin35^\circ=\frac{12}x\implies x=(12)/(\sin35^\circ)\approx20.9

(Think sine = opposite/hypotenuse. The leg opposite the labeled angle has length 12, and the hypotenuse is
x.)

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