Question

In this triangle, what is the value of x?

Enter your answer, rounded to the nearest tenth.
x=___yd

Answer 1

the answer is actually 75.2

Explanation:

you had to round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 2

To solve for x we can use trigonometry since the triangle above is right triangle.
In this problem, it would be the easiest to use the TOA ratio which means the tangent of 62 equals x/40. To get x alone, we can multiply both sides by 40 leaving us with:
x = tan. 62 x 40
x = 1.88072646535 x 40
x = 75.229058614

Final Answer: x is around 75 yards