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Please help me find x. I really don't get it.

Please help me find x. I really don't get it.-example-1
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Answer:

x = 11

Explanation:

The relationship between the sine and cosine functions can be written as ...

sin(x) = cos(90 -x)

sin(A) = cos(90 -A) = cos(B) . . . . substituting the given values

Equating arguments of the cosine function, we have ...

90 -(3x+4) = 8x -35

86 -3x = 8x -35

86 +35 = 8x +3x . . . . . add 3x+35 to both sides

121 = 11x . . . . . . . . . . . . collect terms

121/11 = x = 11 . . . . . . . . divide by 11

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Comment on the solution

There are other applicable relationships between sine and cosine as well. The result is that there are many solutions to this equation. One set is ...

11 +(32 8/11)k . . . for any integer k

Another set is ...

61.8 +72k . . . . . for any integer k