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Please help geometry-example-1

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Answer:

Below

Explanation:

Remember in a RIGHT triangle , cos = adj leg / hypotenuse

for this one then

cos (37) = 11/x re-arrange to

x = 11/cos 37

x = 11/ .7986 = 13.8 units

User Felix C
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Answer:

13.77

Explanation:

You want the hypotenuse of a right triangle with acute angle 37° and adjacent side 11.

Cosine

The relevant trig relation is ...

Cos = Adjacent/Hypotenuse

cos(37°) = 11/x

Solving for x, we find ...

x = 11/cos(37°) ≈ 13.77

The measure of side x is 13.77 units.

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User Mayank Pathak
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