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What is the value of x in the triangle?

What is the value of x in the triangle?-example-1
User Joe Bowman
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Answer:

A

Explanation:

Using the sine ratio in the right triangle and the exact value

sin30° =
(1)/(2) , then

sin30° =
(opposite)/(hypotenuse) =
(x)/(8) =
(1)/(2) ( cross- multiply )

2x = 8 ( divide both sides by 2 )

x = 4

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