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Find the length of side x in simplest radical form with a rational denominatorthe number on the left is 43

Find the length of side x in simplest radical form with a rational denominatorthe-example-1

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58.799 or rounding up to the nearest integer 59 units

1) Since we're dealing with a right triangle, and the hypotenuse is opposite to the right triangle, we can use a Trigonometric Ratio, sine to find that measure:


\begin{gathered} \sin (47)=\frac{opposite}{\text{hypotenuse}} \\ \sin (47)=(43)/(x) \\ 0.7313=(43)/(x) \\ 0.7313x=43 \\ x=58.799 \\ x\approx59 \end{gathered}

2) So the length of the hypotenuse is 58.799 or rounding up to the nearest integer 59 units

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