Question 75002
my triangle on the problem is a right triangle and has an hypotenuse of 16 and an adjacent of 73 degrees what is x equal to, on the opposing side adjacent to 73 degrees?
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"on the opposing side adjacent to 73 degrees?" is rather ambiguous, it's either
opposite or it's adjacent. I am going to assume it means the side opposite to
73 degrees is x
 
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You can use the sine of 73 degrees which is side opposite over hypotenuse:
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Sin(73) = {{{x/16}}}
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.9563 = {{{x/16}}}
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x = .9563 * 16
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x = 15.3 degrees
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