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What is the correct equation to solve for x? Help

What is the correct equation to solve for x? Help-example-1
User MarutiB
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Answer:

tan(46) = 17/x

Explanation:

The tangent of an angle is opposite over adjacent, so the tangent of 46 is 17/x, not x/17. Also, sin(46) = opposite/hypotenuse and cos(46) = adjacent/hypotenuse, but we aren’t given the hypotenuse. Therefore, the answer has to be tan(46) = 17/x.

User Gabriel Nadaleti
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Answer:

tan (46°) = 17/x

Explanation:

tan (46°) = 17/x

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