I believe it would be done like this:
subtract 2x-8 from both sides. then use cubric formula.
answer should be x= 1.688242
60.44 is greater than 60.3
-you can see this when you subtract 60.3 from 60.44 this would leave a 0.11 which is a positive number.
-thus meaning 60.44 is larger/greater.
Answer:
x=2√5
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>1st method:</u>
sin(30)=opposite/hypotenuse=√5/x
sin(30)x=√5
x=√5/sin(30)
x=2√5
<u>2nd method:</u>
cos(60)=adjacent/hypotenuse=√5/x
cos(60)x=√5
x=√5/cos(60)
x=2√5
<u>3rd method:</u>
This is a 30-60-90 triangle, so we can multiply the short side, √5, by 2, to get x=2√5
40, because if the ratio is 1:5 then we can times 8 by 5 to get 40 (I think :P)