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Trigonometry, SMB-053

Find the value of \(x\), correct to 1 decimal place.  (2 marks)

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\(x=8.0\ \text{cm}\)

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\(\dfrac{x}{\sin42^{\circ}}\) \(=\dfrac{12}{\sin 86^{\circ}}\)  
\(x\) \(=\dfrac{12 \times \sin 42^{\circ}}{\sin 86^{\circ}}\)  
  \(=8.049…\)  
  \(=8.0\ \text{cm (to 1 d.p.)}\)  

Filed Under: Non Right-Angled Trig Tagged With: num-title-ct-pathc, smc-4553-20-Sine Rule

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