Question

8. Find the value of x. If your answer is not an integer, leave it in simplest racial form. The diagram is not drawn to scale.

9. Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth. The diagram is not drawn to scale.

Answer 1

well in question 8... there are 2 choices to find x

1. using trigonometry

2. using pythagoras' theorem..

which do you prefer...?

Answer 2

Question 9 requires trigonometry...

you need to identify the sides that are opposite and adjacent to the given angle and then find the length of the hypotenuse...

then once you have the information you can use a trig ratio to find the measurement.