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In the triangle below find X round to the nearest 10th

In the triangle below find X round to the nearest 10th-example-1
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According to the trigonometric relations in a right triangle, we have:


\begin{gathered} \cos x=(9)/(17) \\ x=\cos^(-1)(9)/(17) \\ x\approx58.0\degree \end{gathered}

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