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Find x.
30
20
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Find x. 30 20 Need help with this question asap-example-1
User Danilo Moret
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Cos=adjacent/hypotenuse
Cos30=x/20
x=cos30 *20

Sorry I don’t have a calculator right now
User Khaled Ayed
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Answer:

x = 10
image

Explanation:

Using the cosine ratio in the right triangle and the exact value

cos30° =
image , then

cos30° =
image =
image =
image ( cross- multiply )

2x = 20
image ( divide both sides by 2 )

x = 10
image

User NuSphere
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