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HELPPPPPP PLZ. Work must be shown for this problem. Solve for x. Round answers to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places).

HELPPPPPP PLZ. Work must be shown for this problem. Solve for x. Round answers to-example-1
User Giacomo
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Answer:

About 238.07 miles

Explanation:

The tangent of an angle is equivalent to the length of the opposite side divided by the length of the adjacent side. Therefore:


\tan 38=(186)/(x) \\\\x=(186)/(\tan 38)\approx 238.07

Hope this helps!

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