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The angle between the legs labeled
x and
y is complementary to the angle with measure 31 degrees, so that angle has measure 90 - 31 = 59 degrees. Then


\sin59^\circ=\frac{400}x\implies x=(400)/(\sin59^\circ)\approx466.7

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