Question

What is the value of x

Answer 1

Hello :) to find x you will have to use tan. It would be tan51=x/8 I’m order to get the answer you would have to 8 times tan51 in your calculator. Your answer should be 9.879 which you can round to 9.9. I hope I helped

Answer 2

Hey there! :)

Please keep in mind that SOH-CAH-TOA is a life saver when it comes to trig! Where:

- SOH = Sin: opposite over hypotenuse

- CAH = Cos: adjacent over hypotenuse

- TOA = Tan: opposite over adjacent

The question is asking us to find the value of x given the following located in the image provided.

Because we've been given 51°, we'll use this angle to determine whether we're using Sin, Cos, or Tan.

We must now look at the other given variables in this triangle - specifically where they are located.

While looking at our given angle (51°), we see that x is located on the opposite side of 51° while 8 is located adjacent (also known as next) to 51°.

Because of this, we now know that we'll be using Tan (opposite over adjacent) to find the value of x because our given values are opposite and adjacent to 51°.

We now set up our equation to find the value of x:

tan (51°) =
`(x)/(8)` ⇒ we set it up this way because x is opposite of 51° & 8 is adjacent to it.

Now, we must remove all fractions. We can do this by multiplying both sides by 8.

8 × tan (51°) =
`(x)/(8)` × 8

Now, we simplify.

8 × tan (51°) = x

Now, we plug this into our calculator. Make sure your calculator is in degrees mode since we are using degrees, not radians.

8 × 1.2348 = x

Simplify.

x = 9.9

Therefore, angle x is 9.9

Hope this helped! :)

(Image attached for visual reference)