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Answer:

x = 18.3

Explanation:

You want the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle given the side opposite the 41° angle is 12 units.

Sine

The sine relation is ...

Sin = Opposite/Hypotenuse

This can be rearranged to ...

Hypotenuse = Opposite/Sin

x = 12/sin(41°) ≈ 18.3 . . . . units

The value of x is about 18.3.

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Additional comment

This is the SOH relation from the mnemonic SOH CAH TOA, which is intended to remind you of the relation between trig functions and sides of a right triangle. The others tell you ...

Cos = Adjacent/Hypotenuse

Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

In the attached, note the calculator mode is set to DEG (degrees) so the argument of the Sin( ) function will be interpreted properly.

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