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Find the value of x. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.​

Find the value of x. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.​-example-1

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13.9
it’s a special triangle and that side would be 8√3 which is 13.9
User Nayana Chandran
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Answer:

c. 13.9

Explanation:

we can work out the third angle

all angles add up to 180

90 + 30 = 120, 180 - 120 = 60

using law of sines


(x)/( \sin(a) ) = (b)/( \sin(b) )

where sin(a) = 60, b = 30 and sin(b) = 30


(x)/(sin(60)) = (8)/( \sin(30) )


x = (8)/(sin(30)) * \sin(60)

x = 13.9

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