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Find x on this special right triangle, decimals are not correct nor is 45

Find x on this special right triangle, decimals are not correct nor is 45-example-1
User Mike Taber
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sin 45=x/s
s=x/sin 45
s=x√2
sin 60=s/12√6
(√3/2)(12√6)=x√2
(18√2)/√2=x
x=18
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