Question

Given the triangle, find x to the nearest one hundreds

Answer 1

According to the trigonometric relations for a right triangle, we have:

`\begin{gathered} \tan30\degree=(x)/(12) \\ x=12\cdot\tan30\degree \\ x=12\cdot(√(3))/(3) \\ x=4\cdot√(3)\approx6.93 \end{gathered}`