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In triangle XYZ, angle Y = 68, angle Z = 53, and y = 17. Find z to the nearest tenth.

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The simplest way to solve this is using the Law of Sines...

(sin68)/17=(sin53)/z

z=17sin53/sin68

z≈14.6 to nearest tenth of a unit
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