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Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
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Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.-example-1
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Answer:

x=229.8

Explanation:

We can use a trigonometric ratio to solve for x.

If we use 72 as our reference angle, we can solve for x using cosine:
cos (72)=(71)/(x) \\\\x*cos(72)=71\\\\x=(71)/(cos(72))\\ \\x=229.7608=229.8

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