Find the value of x, round the length to the nearest meter

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asked Feb 12, 2020 65.4k views

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Ironkey · Answer 1 · 2020-02-17T12:15:07+0000

ANSWER

405m

EXPLANATION

We know the opposite side of of the right triangle to be 4629m and the given angle is 85°.

Since we want to find the adjacent side which is x units, we use the tangent ratio to obtain,

$\tan(85 \degree) = (opposite)/(adjacent)$

$\tan(85 \degree) = (4629)/(x)$

Solve for x.

$x = (4629)/(\tan(85 \degree))$

x=404.985

To the nearest meter, x=405m