SOLUTION: In a right-angled triangle, there is three points which are x (opposite), y (adjacent), z (hypotenuse). Find angle X if x and z are equal to: 19 cm and 20 cm

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Question 751533: In a right-angled triangle, there is three points which are x (opposite), y (adjacent), z (hypotenuse). Find angle X if x and z are equal to: 19 cm and 20 cm
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Trigonometric ratio.
sin X = Opposite/ Hypotenuse
sin X = 19/20
X = 71.8 degrees