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6. Find the missing value. Show your work.

6. Find the missing value. Show your work.-example-1
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For the 51-deg angle, y is the opposite leg, and 12 is the hypotenuse.
The trig ratio that relates the opposite leg and the hypotenuse is the sine.

sin A = opp/hyp

sin 51 deg = y/12

y = 12 * sin 51 deg

y = 9.3
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