Question

Trigonometry please help! work need to be shown

Answer 1

6.13

Explanation:

This diagram shown is a right triangle;

USing the SOH CAH TOA idenity

Adjacent = x

Hypotenuse = 8

Angle of elevation = 40 degrees

cos theta = adj/hyp

cos 40 = x/8

x = 8cos40

x = 6.13

Hence the value of x to the nearest hundredth is 6.13