Asked by Ian

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth of a degree, if necessary. The numbers are 4 is at the adjacent side and x is at the hypotenuse side. 65 is the angle.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use cosine: cos(65°) = adjacent/hypotenuse = 4/x.
So x = 4 / cos(65°) ≈ 4 / 0.422618 = 9.467... ≈ 9.5.

Answer: x ≈ 9.5.