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Use a trigonometric ratio to solve for c. Round to two decimal places as necessary!!

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Use a trigonometric ratio to solve for c. Round to two decimal places as necessary-example-1
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c = 14.45 (pretty sure)

You are dealing with 2 sides: a side opposite to the angle and one adjacent to the angle.

Therefore, you will be using tan to solve this, as tan(angle) = opposite side/adjacent side

Substitute tan(60 degrees) into calculator get about 1.73

Then set up an equation: 1.73 (tan) = 25/c

Multiply both sides by c and you get 1.73c = 25

Next divide both sides by 1.73 to get c

25/1.73 = about 14.45
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