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HELP!!Extra Credit: Use trig ratios twice to find the value of x in the figure below: (Round to the nearest tenth)
500/650
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41

Answer 1

x = 73.8

Explanation:

to find the blue line:

tan(50) = 41/a

a = 41/tan(50)

a = 34.4 to 1 decimal place

to find x:

tan(65) = x/34.4

x = 34.4tan(65)

x = 73.8 to 1 decimal place