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PLEASE HELP AND EXPLAIN! Find the height of the triangle.

A. 9.4
B. 3.6
C. 3.4
D. 6.6

PLEASE HELP AND EXPLAIN! Find the height of the triangle. A. 9.4 B. 3.6 C. 3.4 D. 6.6-example-1

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you are given the hypotenuse and an angle, and you need to find the opposite side, use sine
sin20=x/10
x=10*sin20
use a calculator: x=3.4
User Gelineau
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Hello!


So you need to find the sin of the angle:

sin20 = x / 10

10 x sin20 = x

x = 3.4

Hope this helps :))
User Will Hartung
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