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Instructions: Find the missing side. Round your answer to thenearest tenth.

Instructions: Find the missing side. Round your answer to thenearest tenth.-example-1
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ANSWER :

x = 11.8

EXPLANATION :

Using sin function :


\sin\theta=\frac{\text{ opposite}}{\text{ hypotenuse}}

The opposite side to the angle 24 is x and the hypotenuse is 29


\begin{gathered} \sin24=(x)/(29) \\ \\ x=29\sin24 \\ \\ x=11.795\sim11.8 \end{gathered}

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