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Solve for x. Round to the nearest hundredth.12.1sin 24°---x= 31.64x=4.92x = 29.75x = 28.52

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Let's rewrite the information given:


\begin{gathered} sin24^(\circ)=(12.1)/(x) \\ \text{Cross multiply, we have:} \\ x\cdot sin24^(\circ)=12.1 \\ x=(12.1)/(sin24^(\circ))=29.7489\approx29.75 \\ x=29.75 \end{gathered}

Hence, the answer is x = 29.75

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