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Use special right triangles to solve for the values of x. Round answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Use special right triangles to solve for the values of x. Round answer to the nearest-example-1
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By Trigonometric Ratio,


\begin{gathered} \sin 60=\frac{5\sqrt[]{3}}{x} \\ \text{Cross multiply to get,} \\ x=\frac{5\sqrt[]{3}}{\sin 60}=\frac{5\sqrt[]{3}}{\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{2}} \\ \\ x=\frac{2*5\sqrt[]{3}}{\sqrt[]{3}}=2*5=10 \end{gathered}

So, the value of x is 10.

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