Use trigonometry to find the length of x. The triangle is not drawn to scale. 135 17cm . O 12 C 13.96 71.90 9.75

Radmation asked Aug 28, 2022

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Use trigonometry to find the length of x. The triangle is not drawn to scale.

135
17cm
.
O
12
C
13.96
71.90
9.75

Radmation asked Aug 28, 2022

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Answer:

x ≈ 9.75

Explanation:

Using the sine ratio in the right triangle

sin35° =
(opposite)/(hypotenuse) =
(x)/(17) ( multiply both sides by 17 )

17 × sin35° = x , then

x ≈ 9.75 ( to 2 dec. places )

Tomwesolowski answered Aug 31, 2022

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