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Which expression can be used to find the value of x in the triangle?

Which expression can be used to find the value of x in the triangle?-example-1
Which expression can be used to find the value of x in the triangle?-example-1
Which expression can be used to find the value of x in the triangle?-example-2
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Using trigonometric ratios


\begin{gathered} \sin 48=\frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}} \\ \sin 48=(15)/(x) \\ x\sin 48=15 \\ x=(15)/(\sin 48) \end{gathered}

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