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Find side length PM. Round to the nearest tenth.​

Find side length PM. Round to the nearest tenth.​-example-1

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The measure of side length PM in the right triangle is approximately 16.2 units.

The figure in the image is a right triangle.

From the figure:

Angle N = 34 degrees

Adjacent to angle N = NP = 24 units

Opposite to angle N = PM =?

To solve for the length of side PM, we use the trigonometric ratio:

Note that;

tan ( θ ) = opposite / adjacent

Hence;

tan ( N ) = PM / NP

Plug in the values and solve for PM:

tan ( 34 ) = PM / 24

PM = 24 × tan ( 34 )

PM = 16.188

PM ≈ 16.2 units

Therefore, the side length PM measures approximately 16.2 units.

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