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Solving right triangle find the missing side. round to the nearest tenth number 10

Solving right triangle find the missing side. round to the nearest tenth number 10-example-1
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Given a right angle triangle

As shown in the figure:

Side x is the opposite to the angle 68

Side 21 is adjacent to the angle 68

We will use the tan function to find x:


\begin{gathered} \tan 68=(opposite)/(adjacent) \\ \\ \tan 68=(x)/(21) \\ \\ x=21\cdot\tan 68=51.9768 \end{gathered}

Rounding to the nearest tenth

So, the answer will be x = 52

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