Find the value of

\[x\] in the triangle shown below.
\[x = \]

\[^\circ\]
A triangle with angle x degrees and its opposite side has a length of five point one, an angle of thirty-nine degrees and its opposite side has a length of three point three, and its third side has a length of three point three.

1 answer

To find the angle \( x \) in the triangle, we can apply the Law of Sines. According to the Law of Sines, the ratios of the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the sine of their opposite angles are equal:

\[ \frac{a}{\sin A} = \frac{b}{\sin B} = \frac{c}{\sin C} \]

In the triangle described:

  • Let \( A \) be the angle opposite the side of length \( 5.1 \) (angle \( x \)).
  • Let \( B \) be the angle of \( 39^\circ \) opposite the side of length \( 3.3 \).
  • Let \( C \) be the angle opposite the other side of length \( 3.3 \).

Using the Law of Sines, we set up the ratio for sides \( 5.1 \) and \( 3.3 \):

\[ \frac{5.1}{\sin x} = \frac{3.3}{\sin 39^\circ} \]

This can be rearranged to solve for \( \sin x \):

\[ \sin x = \frac{5.1 \cdot \sin 39^\circ}{3.3} \]

Next, we calculate \( \sin 39^\circ \):

\[ \sin 39^\circ \approx 0.6293 \]

Now substitute this value in:

\[ \sin x = \frac{5.1 \cdot 0.6293}{3.3} \]

Calculating the numerator:

\[ 5.1 \cdot 0.6293 \approx 3.2163 \]

Now compute \( \sin x \):

\[ \sin x = \frac{3.2163}{3.3} \approx 0.975 \]

To find \( x \), we now take the inverse sine:

\[ x \approx \sin^{-1}(0.975) \]

Calculating \( \sin^{-1}(0.975) \):

\[ x \approx 78.5^\circ \]

Thus, the value of \( x \) in the triangle is approximately

\[ \boxed{78.5^\circ} \]