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Find missing side? Soh cah toa

Find missing side? Soh cah toa-example-1
User Sunghoon
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Answer:

x ≈ 14.6

Explanation:

Using the sine ratio in the right triangle

sin59° =
(opposite)/(hypotenuse) =
(x)/(17) ( multiply both sides by 17 )

17 × sin59° = x , then

x ≈ 14.6 ( to 1 dec. place )

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