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Using trig ratios to find the missing side or angle of a right triangle

Using trig ratios to find the missing side or angle of a right triangle-example-1
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>> Answer

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\:

cos (31°) = 12/x

0.85 = 12/x

x = 12/0.85

x ≈ 14.1

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\\ \sf\longmapsto cos31=(12)/(x)


\\ \sf\longmapsto 0.85=(12)/(x)


\\ \sf\longmapsto x=(12)/(0.85)


\\ \sf\longmapsto x=14.11

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