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What is the length of Line segment B C? Round to the nearest tenth.

Triangle A B C is shown. Angle B C A is a right angle and angle C A B is 65 degrees. The length of hypotenuse B A is 16 centimeters and the length of B C is x.

6.8 cm
7.5 cm
14.5 cm
17.7 cm

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Angle A = 65°, BA is the hypotenuse (16 cm), and BC is opposite angle A. So BC = 16·sin(65°) ≈ 16·0.9063 = 14.5 cm. Answer: 14.5 cm.