Question

To the nearest 10th, find the measure of the missing side.

Answer 1

Answer:

$x = 30.7$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

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Required

Find x

To find x, we make use of:

$cos(\theta) = \frac{Adjacent}{Hypotenuse}$

In this case, it is:

$cos(36) = \frac{x}{38}$

Multiply both sides by 38

$38 * cos(36) = \frac{x}{38}*38$

$38 * cos(36) = x$

$38 * 0.8090= x$

$30.742= x$

$x = 30.742$

$x = 30.7$ -- approximated