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Find the length of the hypotenuse?
11 cm
60°

Find the length of the hypotenuse? 11 cm 60°-example-1
User Tran Ngu Dang
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Answer:

19.7ft

Explanation:

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User Luqita
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Answer: x=22.0 (nearest tenth)

Explanation:

For this question you have to find out whether you are using Sin, Cos, Tan.

To which one you are using you can use SOH CAH TOA to help you.

SOH- The 'S' is for Sin and then the 'O' and the 'H' is for Opposite over Hypotenuse.

CAH- The 'C' is for Cos, then the 'A' and the 'H' is for Adjacent over Hypotenuse.

TOA- The 'T' is for Tan, the 'O' and the 'A' is for Opposite over Adjacent.

Because we have the Adjacent (angle next to 60°) and the Hypotenuse we would be using Cos.

So first you would write:

Cos 60=11/x

Then we would have to do the inverse to 'undo' the equation to get x on it's own. This would then look like:

x Cos 60=11

Then we do the inverse again:

x=11/Cos 60

so, x=22.0 (to the nearest tenth)

Hope this helps :)

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