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Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. Calculating Sin or Cos or Tan

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. Calculating Sin or Cos or Tan-example-1
User Artem
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13 votes

Answer:

1.06

Explanation:

cos41⁰ = 0.8 ÷ X

X = 0.8 ÷ cos41⁰

User Skav
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14 votes

Answer:

Explanation:

Use SOH CAH TOA to recall how the trig functions fit on a right triangle

SOH: Sin(Ф)= Opp / Hyp

CAH: Cos(Ф)= Adj / Hyp

TOA: Tan(Ф) = Opp / Adj

x = Hyp (for this question)

Cos(41) = 0.8 / Hyp

use your algebra skillz

Hyp = 0.8 / Cos(41)

use your calculator to fund Cos(41) into 0.8

Hyp = 1.060010395 (that's all the decimal places my calc would go out to )

x = 1.1 ( rounded to nearest 10th )

User Victor Zuanazzi
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