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Find the length of EF in this Pythagorean theorem problem and show work please and thanks you​

Find the length of EF in this Pythagorean theorem problem and show work please and-example-1
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Answer:

I'm not sure if you can solve this with Pythagorean Theorem because as far as I know, you need sides not angle+side combination. Despite this, let's solve this one using sine law, cosine law or even tangent.

Explanation:


\tan(61) = (length \: of \: df)/(24) \\ length \: of \: df = 24 \tan(61) \\ = 43.2971 \\ \\ \cos(19) = (length \: of \: df)/(length \: of \: ef) \\ length \: of \: ef \: = (43.2971)/( \cos(19) ) \\ = 45.7919

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