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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help with trig function..giving out medals

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you please show me step by step?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what are you ttrying to find x?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can anyone please help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help!

OpenStudy (ajprincess):

do you knw any trig identity which uses adj and hyp? @thefon19

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes I do

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I can set up the equation to find x which is cos 45= x/12 sqrt root of 2 but I don't know what to do after

OpenStudy (ajprincess):

cos45=1/(sqrt2) does that help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how did you get there?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you show me step by step? I don't know how to solve it

OpenStudy (ajprincess):

there are certain values in trig that u need to be familiar. cos45 is one of them. its value is 1/sqrt2. similarly sin45=1/sqrt2 and tan45=1.:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do I solve it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the answer isn't 1/sqrt 2..it is 12

OpenStudy (ajprincess):

cos45=x/(12*sqrt2) 1/(sqrt2)=x/(12*sqrt2) does this help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I want to know who I can get 12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no it doesn't

OpenStudy (ajprincess):

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