Trigonometry (11th Edition) Clone

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Chapter 2 - Acute Angles and Right Triangles - Section 2.4 Solving Right Triangles - 2.4 Exercises - Page 77: 3

Answer

A

Work Step by Step

$x=5\tan 38^{\circ}\implies \tan 38^{\circ}=\frac{x}{5}$ But $\tan\theta=\frac{\text{opposite side}}{\text{adjacent side}}$ This implies that $x$ is the length of the opposite side to the $38^{\circ}$ angle and the length of the side adjacent to it is 5. This is the case in triangle A.
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