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Use trigonometry to find QP. Round to the nearest tenth.

Use trigonometry to find QP. Round to the nearest tenth.-example-1
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Since this is a right triangle, we can use trig functions

cos theta = adj side/ hypotenuse

cos Q = QP / QR

cos 38 = QP / 25

25 cos 38 = QP

19.70026884= QP

Rounding to the nearest tenth

19.7 = QP

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