Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 11 - Section 11.3 - The Tangent Ratio and Other Ratios - Exercises - Page 518: 16

Answer

$x\approx12.0$ $y\approx9.0$

Work Step by Step

$\sin37^{\circ}=\frac{y}{15}$ $15\times\sin37^{\circ}=y$ $y\approx9.0$ $\cos37^{\circ}=\frac{x}{15}$ $15\times\cos37^{\circ}=x$ $x\approx12.0$
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