Question

Triangle abc is right triangle and sin (53)= 4/x. Solve for x and round to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

`\bf sin(53^o)=\cfrac{4}{x}\implies x=\cfrac{4}{sin(53^o)}\implies x\approx 5.0085\implies \stackrel{\textit{rounded up}}{x=5}`

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