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Find the unknown length x in each right triangle ,to the nearest tenth.please help

Find the unknown length x in each right triangle ,to the nearest tenth.please help-example-1
User Jeroen K
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just use trigonometry.
sin(x)=opp/hyp
cos(x)=adj/hyp
tan(x)=opp/adj
Find the unknown length x in each right triangle ,to the nearest tenth.please help-example-1
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The following are the value of the unknown length x to the nearest tenth;

9. x = 9.0

10. x = 16.3

11. x = 54.1

12. x = 46.7

What is the value of the unknown length?

9.

cos θ = Adjacent / Hypotenuse

cos θ = 90° - 37° = 53°

cos 53° = x/15

cross product

15 × cos 53° = x

15 × 0.601815023152048 = x

x = 9.0272

Approximately, 9.0

10.

cos θ = Adjacent / Hypotenuse

cos 53° = x/27

cross product

27 × cos 53° = x

27 × 0.601815023152048 = x

x = 16.25

Approximately, 16.3

11.

cos θ = Adjacent / Hypotenuse

cos 75° = 14/x

cross product

x × cos 75° = 14

x = 14/cos 75°

x = 14/0.258819045102520

x = 54.1

12.

cos θ = Adjacent / Hypotenuse

cos θ = 90° - 24° = 66°

cos 66° = 19/x

cross product

x × cos 66° = 19

x = 19/cos 66°

x = 19/0.406736643075800

x = 46.7132

Approximately,

x = 46.7

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