Question

Find the missing side. Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) 35.1

Step-by-step explanation:

Use SOHCAHTOA ratios. Particularly, notice that:

$cos\theta = \frac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}$

Now apply this to the triangle:

cos 61 = 17/x

x = 17/cos 61

x = 35.0653...