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Find the value of x. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Show your work please!

Find the value of x. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Show your work please-example-1
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To find x we can use that fact that x is in the adjacent side of the 22° angle. We also know that 11 is our hypotenuse. Now, we can use trigonometry to find x.

cos(Ф)=adjacent/hypotenuse
cos(22°)=x/11
11 · cos(22°)= x/11 · 11 multiplicative inverse
11 cos (22°)=x
10.2≈x
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