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Find the missing side. Round to the nearest tenth.

Find the missing side. Round to the nearest tenth.-example-1

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Answer:

Explanation:

Use SOH CAH TOA to recall how the trig functions fit on a triangle

SOH: Sin(Ф)= Opp / Hyp

CAH: Cos(Ф)= Adj / Hyp

TOA: Tan(Ф) = Opp / Adj

1)

Hyp =40

∠48

x = Adj

use CAH since it's got these pieces in it

Cos(48) = x / 40

40* Cos(48) = x

26.76522 = x

x = 26.8 ( rounded to nearest 10th)

2)

∠29

Hyp = 35

Opp = x

use SOH since this problem has those pieces in it

Sin(29) = x / 35

35*Sin(29) = x

16.9683 = x

x = 17.0 (rounded to nearest 10th)

3)

40 = Adj

∠16

Hyp = x

use CAH again

Cos(16) = 40 / x

x = 40 / Cos(16)

x = 41.611

x = 41.6 (rounded to nearest 10th )

4)

∠55

Opp = 35

x = Adj

use TOA

Tan(55) =35/x

x = 35/Tan(55)

x = 24.5072

X = 24.5 ( rounded to nearest 10th)

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