Look at the figure. which trigonometric ratio should you use to find x?

Triangles are flat fields bounded by 3 intersecting sides and 3 angles

This side can be the same length or different.

If at an angle there is an angle of 90 degrees, this triangle is said to be an elbow angle

There is a hypotenuse in this triangle which is the sum of the two sides

where c = hypotenuse

a = front side

b = side

While the angle formulas used are  in triangle

sin α = front side / hypotenuse

cos α = side / hypotenuse

Tgn α = front / side

From the picture of the problem it is known that there is a 62 degree angle and the front side so we can use the tgn to find the x side

x = front / tgn 62

x = 32 yd / tgn 62

x = 17 yd

the Sin rule

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trigonometric ratios

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the triangle angle

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the measure of x in the triangle

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the measure of angle B in the triangle

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Keywords : triangle, 90 degrees, hypotenuse, the angle formulas, sin α, cos  α, tgn  α