Need Geometry help! Enter the trigonometric equation (sin, tan, or cos) you would use to find x in the following right triangles. Do not solve the equations.

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Need Geometry help!                                                        Enter the trigonometric equation (sin, tan, or cos) you would use to find x in the following right triangles. Do not solve the equations.

anonymous · Answer

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mertsj · Answer

You know the side opposite the 35 degree angle and you are trying to find the side adjacent the 35 degree angle.

mertsj · Answer

Side opposite....side adjacent....what function does that suggest?

anonymous · Answer

no clue

mertsj · Answer

Look at the definitions of your functions and pick the one that has side opposite and side adjacent in it.

anonymous · Answer

i dont know what that means

mertsj · Answer

In your post you said "enter the trig equation (sin, tan, or cos)"

mertsj · Answer

Those are the trig functions:  sin, tan, and cos

mertsj · Answer

Look in your book or online to find the definition of those functions.

anonymous · Answer

you use tan for that problem

anonymous · Answer

9/tan(35

mertsj · Answer

Why don't you just go ahead and so the problem and post the answer, @
Shames
That will really help the asker.

anonymous · Answer

that guy is an retrice

anonymous · Answer

retrice

anonymous · Answer

anyways thanks for your help shames

anonymous · Answer

np

anonymous · Answer

what do you mean by retrice?

anonymous · Answer

he is a mod, is that what you meant?