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I need to find the value of x

I need to find the value of x-example-1
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For right triangles, tangent is opposite length over adjacent length

tangent of 34 is x over 20 because x is the opposite side and 20 is the adjacent

tan(34) = x / 20
x = 20tan(34)
To three decimal places, a decimal approximation is
x ≈ 13.490
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