Question

In the triangle below find x.

Answer 1

Just look where it says "x". There's your x

Answer 2

the x looks like about 50

Answer 3

I need an actual decimal.

Answer 4

I also need to find y.

Answer 5

@him1618 do you know?

Answer 6

You would use trig...you have an angle (47) and you have a side (adjacent to the angle) and you need the other side (opposite the angle)....what trigonometric function deals with adjacent and opposite?

Answer 7

Tan right...?

Answer 8

Right...Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

Answer 9

tan (47) = x/35

Answer 10

So you would have

Tan47 = x/35

And solve for x

Answer 11

is it 37.45?

Answer 12

yeah 37.53

Answer 13

I dont really get how to get y. I feel like the answer I got is wrong. 0.0194

Answer 14

Because what is written above is wrong....it should be

y = 35/cos47

Answer 15

35/y = cos(47)

Answer 16

so is it 51.31?

Answer 17

bingo!

Answer 18

That would be correct!

Answer 19

Okie. thanks guys. I don't know who to give a medal to because you both helped haha.

Answer 20

lol doesn't matter...just glad to help :)