131k views
22 votes
For the right triangle find the missing length. Round your answer
to the nearest tenth.

For the right triangle find the missing length. Round your answer to the nearest tenth-example-1
User Aashii
by
5.8k points

1 Answer

11 votes

Answer:

w = 5

Explanation:

In the given right triangle, by trigonometric ratio, we have:


\tan \: 60 \degree = (5 √(3) )/(w) \\ \\ √(3) = (5√(3))/(w) \\ \\ w = \frac{5 \cancel {√(3)} }{ \cancel {√(3)} } \\ \\ w = 5

User Brad Zacher
by
6.3k points