Question

What is the value of x to the nearest degree?

Answer 1

Maybe it is me but I can't open that.

Answer 2

Its a right triangle with a 10 on top and 6 on the side and x on the inside

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

Exactly but the x is on the bottom right

Answer 5

well you can use the sides that are already given plug a trig ratio that relates the given with the need to be found

Answer 6

see the side touching the angle that isn't the hyp
that is called the adjacent side

see the side that isn't touching the angle at all
that is called the opposite side

Answer 7

recall soh cah toa

Answer 8

tan is opp/adj

Answer 9

once you setup the equation
you will just need to take arctan( ) of both sides

Answer 10

So would the equation be 10 x 6?

Answer 11

thats an expression not an equation

tan(x)=?

Answer 12

can you identify the measurement for both the opposite side and the adjacent side w.r.t to the angle x

Answer 13

Tan(x) = opp/adj = 10/6 , so x = arctg(5/3) *arctg is the tan^-1 function in your calculator

Answer 14

ok I am getting 1.66 for both 10/6 5/3 am I right so far

Answer 15

yes but you still need to do arctan(5/3)
or arctan(10/6)
or arctan(1.6666)

Answer 16

58.93 is the answer thanks to all that helped(freckles)

Answer 17

on your calculator, find tan^-1 and press that and (10/6) and you will get 59 degrees