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What is the value of x to the nearest tenth

What is the value of x to the nearest tenth-example-1

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You will have to use trig to solve this:

The side you have is adjacent to the known angle

The side you are looking for is opposite the known angle

^^^This means you need to use tan:

tan(24) =
(x)/(12)

.445222 =
(x)/(12)

^^^input tan(24) into calculator, then multiply 12 to both sides to isolate and solve for x

5.3 ≈ x

Hope this helped!

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