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Answer 1

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Answer:

  31.243 units

Step-by-step explanation:

The mnemonic SOH CAH TOA reminds you of the relationships between sides and angles in a right triangle. Using the attached figure, it is convenient to find the length of BE as an intermediate step in the solution.

  Sin = Opposite/Hypotenuse

  sin(30°) = BE/100

  BE = 100·sin(30°)

Then ...

  Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

  tan(58°) = BE/x

  x = BE/tan(58°) = 100·sin(30°)/tan(58°)

  x ≈ 31.243 . . . . units

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Comment on the figure

The intermediate problem in creating the figure was to locate point D. That was accomplished by locating point C on a line at an angle of 58° CCW from the horizontal, using point B as a center. Then D is the intersection of BC with the x-axis. BE is drawn perpendicular to the x-axis.