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Study the figure which equations could be used to solve for x

Study the figure which equations could be used to solve for x-example-1

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The correct equations for solving for x in a right triangle with an angle of 28 degrees and hypotenuse of 5 are x = 5 cos(28) or cos(28) = x/5. Options c and e are incorrect due to misalignment of trigonometric ratios, and option e includes an incorrect tangent ratio.

The correct equations that could be used to solve for x are:

a) x = 5 cos(28): This equation uses the cosine ratio of the angle 28 degrees and the hypotenuse 5 to find the adjacent side x.

b) cos(28) = x/5: This equation is equivalent to the previous one, but rearranged by dividing both sides by 5.

d) x = 5 sin(28): This equation uses the sine ratio of the angle 28 degrees and the hypotenuse 5 to find the opposite side x.

The other two options are incorrect because:

c) sin(28) = x/5: This equation is not equivalent to option d, but rather to the inverse of option d, which is x = 5/sin(28).

e) x = 5 tan(28): This equation uses the tangent ratio of the angle 28 degrees and the hypotenuse 5 to find the opposite side x, but this is not the correct ratio for a right triangle. The correct ratio is x = 5 tan(28)/sqrt(1 + tan^2(28)).

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