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Find the value of x. Round the side to the nearest tenth and the angle measure to the nearest degree

Find the value of x. Round the side to the nearest tenth and the angle measure to-example-1
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To find x, we have to use the sine function which is equivalent to the ratio between the opposite leg (14) and the hypotenuse (x).


\begin{gathered} \sin 51=(14)/(x) \\ x=(14)/(\sin51) \\ x\approx21 \end{gathered}

Hence, the x is equal to 21.

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