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Find the measure of x.

X
55°
80
X
= [ ?
]
Round to the nearest tenth.

Find the measure of x. X 55° 80 X = [ ? ] Round to the nearest tenth.-example-1
User Evalarezo
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Answer: 139.5

Work Shown:

cos(angle) = adjacent/hypotenuse

cos(55) = 80/x

x*cos(55) = 80

x = 80/cos(55)

x = 139.4757 approximately

x = 139.5

User Aswath Krishnan
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Answer:

x= 139.5

Explanation:

adj/hyp =cos55

80/hyp =cos55

hyp= 139.5

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User KarelZe
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