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Answer:

Explanation:

Here we want the side length of x, which is adjacent to the angle 31 degrees. Cosine is the ratio we want because it is adj/hypotenuse.

Here's our basic equation:

cos31=x/17

or

17 * cos31=x

Put this into the calculator and you get around 15.6