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Algebra.Com's Answer #840723 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! you can use the law of sines to solve this. \n" ); document.write( "the angle opposite 8.6 is equal to 180 minus (114 + 21) = 45 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "8.6 is opposite 45 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "x is opposite 114 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "law of sines says 8.6 / sin(45) = x / sin(114). \n" ); document.write( "solve for x to get x = 8.6 * sin(114) / sin(45) = 11.11075603. \n" ); document.write( "round to 11.1. \n" ); document.write( "that's your answer. \n" ); document.write( "here's a reference on law of sines. \n" ); document.write( "https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/trig-sine-law.html \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |