Question

Hi, I am having some problems with this geometry question. We just learned tan, sin, and cosine. Can you help me?

Answer 1

The given triangle is

Recall that the formula for tan is

`\tan \theta=\frac{Opposite\text{ side}}{\text{adjacent side}}`
`\text{Substitute Opposite side=14 , adjacent side=x and }\theta=27^o,\text{ we get}`

`\tan 27^o=(14)/(x)`
`\text{Use }tan27^o=0.509.`

`0.509=(14)/(x)`

`x=\frac{14}{\text{0}.509}=27.505`

Hence the x value is 27.5.