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Instructions: Find the missing side. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. х 28° 25 2

User Gaurav Joseph
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we use the trigonometric identity cosine, then


\begin{gathered} \cos 28=\frac{adjancent}{\text{hypotenuse}} \\ \cos 28=(x)/(25) \\ x=25*\cos 28 \\ x=22.1 \end{gathered}

answer: x = 22.1

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