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Find the missing side. round to the nearest tenth

Find the missing side. round to the nearest tenth-example-1
User Jim LAURIE
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So you would use the law of sines so set up the equation sin18/16 = sin72/x (sin 72 being the top angle) and then you cross multiply and solve from there:)
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User Heer Makwana
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Answer:

6.0

Explanation:

This is trigonometry so you use SOH CAH TOA, in this case you need TOA.

tan (18) x 16 = 5.19871514 which simplifies to 6.0

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