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Solve to find side C please

Solve to find side C please-example-1
User Zoomulator
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Answer:

c= 18.4

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we can use trig functions

cos theta = adj/ hyp

cos theta = a/c

cos 57 = 10/c

Multiply each side by c

c cos 57 =10

Divide each side by cos 57

c = 10/cos 57

c=18.36078459

Rounding to the nearest tenth

c= 18.4

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