Im confused, says find missing side and round to nearest tenth

Pumych asked Oct 21, 2023

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Pumych asked Oct 21, 2023

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We have to find x.

As we have a right triangle we can apply trigonometric ratios.

In this case, we can relate the information we have as:

$\begin{gathered} \cos48\degree=(Adjacent)/(Hypotenuse)=(17)/(x) \\ x=(17)/(\cos48\degree) \\ x\approx(17)/(0.669) \\ x\approx25.4 \end{gathered}$

Answer: x = 25.4

McGaz answered Oct 26, 2023

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