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From the triangle, we identify the trigonometric function:


\cos 30\degree=(x)/(10)

But we know that:


\cos 30\degree=\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{2}

Then:


\begin{gathered} \frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{2}=(x)/(10) \\ x=(10)/(2)\sqrt[]{3} \\ \therefore x=5\sqrt[]{3} \end{gathered}

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