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I tried solving this like I was taught but it didn't get any of the answer options

I tried solving this like I was taught but it didn't get any of the answer options-example-1

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For the given right angle triangle:

Hypotenuse = x

The adjacent side to the angle 35 = 9

So,


\begin{gathered} \cos 35=(adjacent)/(hypotenuse) \\ \\ \cos 35=(9)/(x) \\ \\ x=(9)/(\cos 35)=10.987 \end{gathered}

Rounding to the nearest tenth

So, the answer will be x = 11

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