Question

Can someone please help find X.

Answer 1

Answer:

  32°

Step-by-step explanation:

The mnemonic SOH CAH TOA reminds you that the trig function relating angles to the opposite and adjacent sides of the triangle is ...

  Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

The side opposite the angle x is shown as having measure 5; the side adjacent has measure 8. Putting all this in the above equation gives ...

  tan(x) = 5/8

To find the angle from the value of the tangent, you use the inverse of the tangent function. The name of that is the arctangent function. It is often written as tan⁻¹(x) and often accessible on your calculator using a "second function" key. Some calculators, like the one shown in the attachment, recognize the arctan function name.

  x = arctan(5/8) ≈ 32°

The value of x rounded to the nearest whole degree is 32°.