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Fill in the blank. In the triangle below x = ______. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Fill in the blank. In the triangle below x = ______. Round your answer to two decimal-example-1
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tan42°=x/35

x=35tan42° units

x≈31.51 units (to nearest hundredth of a unit)
User Lav Patel
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Answer:


x=31.51\ units

Explanation:

we know that

In the right triangle


tan(42\°)=x/35

isolate the variable x


x=35tan(42\°)=31.51\ units

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