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How to find x using trigonometry

How to find x using trigonometry-example-1

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Sine of the angle = opposite side over the hypotenuse

sin(42°) = 6.5/h
rearrange, solve for h
h = 6.5/sin(42°)
h = 9.7 cm

For the other triangle, the angle is unknown. I'd split it into two right triangles; down angle x since it is an isosceles it will be bisected into two equivalent triangles.

The hypotenuse we just found is now split in half. 9.7/2 = 4.9 base of the new smaller right triangle.

The new hypotenuse of the smaller triangle is 7.4 cm

Then you have..

sin(x/2) = 4.9/7.4
sin(x/2) = 0.67
use inverse sine function
arcSin(0.67) = x/2
41 = x/2
82° = x

There are many ways to solve this problem. This is just what I thought of first using trig.
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