Question

Find the length of the side labeled x. Round intermediate values to the nearest tenth. Use the rounded values to calculate the next value. Round your final answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

42.1

Explanation step-by-step:

Working out the lenght of the blue-dashed line:

SOH

47 is the Hypotenuse.

the blue line is the adjacent.

adjacent= Cos(30) x47

adjacent= 40.7

Working out x :

40.7 is the opposite this time.

x is the adjacent.

x = 40.7/ Tan(44)

x = 42.1