Question

Trigonometric word problem.

Answer 1

cos 65 = (x - 3) / 14

x - 3 = 14 cos 65

x = 14 cos 65 + 3

x = 8.92 m to the nearest hundredth. (answer)

sin theta = (8.92) / 12

sin theta = 0.7433

theta = 48 degrees (answer)