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What is the value of x to the nearest tenth?

please help!!

What is the value of x to the nearest tenth? please help!!-example-1
User Jazel
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Writing the formula of cos theeta = Base / Hypotenuse
Base = 11
Hypotenuse = x
theeta = 24

cos(24) = 11/x
As cos 24 = 0.42417
0.42417 = 11/x
By cross multiplication
x = 11/0.42417
x = 25.93
by rounding it to nearest tenth
x = 26
User Marc A
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