Find the missing side. Round to the nearest tenth.

inside triangle left side triangle corner (28 degrees)
slanted side going to the bottom to left side of the going up is 20
right side of triangle going up (x)

Question 8 options:

42.6

9.4

5.0

4.9

1 answer

To find the missing side \( x \) of a triangle given one angle and one side, we can use the sine function if we identify the triangle correctly. The triangle you described appears to have:

  • Angle \( A = 28^\circ \)
  • The slanted side (which we'll denote as \( b \)) is \( 20 \)
  • The side opposite to angle \( A \) (which is the side we're trying to find, denoted as \( x \))

We can use the sine function, which states:

\[ \sin(A) = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}} \]

In this case, it can be rearranged to find \( x \):

\[ x = b \cdot \sin(A) \]

Now substituting our known values:

\[ x = 20 \cdot \sin(28^\circ) \]

Using a calculator to find \( \sin(28^\circ) \):

\[ \sin(28^\circ) \approx 0.4695 \]

Now, calculate \( x \):

\[ x = 20 \cdot 0.4695 \approx 9.39 \]

Rounding to the nearest tenth gives:

\[ x \approx 9.4 \]

Thus, the missing side \( x \) is approximately \( 9.4 \).

Therefore, the correct answer is:

9.4