Question

Solve for x. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
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Answer 1

i take it the other angle is a right angle yes?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

what trig ratio has "adjacent over hypotenuse"?

Answer 4

cos

Answer 5

right
so \[\cos(58^\circ)=\frac{17}{x}\]

Answer 6

solve for \(x\)
you will need a calculator at the last step

Answer 7

good from there?

Answer 8

do you multiply x first?

Answer 9

you mean to solve? i guess that is one way

Answer 10

\[a=\frac{b}{c}\iff c=\frac{b}{a}\]

Answer 11

17/ cos58?

Answer 12

which is the math teacher way of saying just do \[x=\frac{17}{\cos(35^\circ)}\] with your calculator

Answer 13

yup

Answer 14

where did you get 35

Answer 15

typo

Answer 16

oh ok

Answer 17

should be what you wrote

Answer 18

i got 32.08

Answer 19

thanks so much again :)

Answer 20

i got that too
yw