I need help with VERY easy geometry...it's more like trig. But please can someone help me?

Use the Law of Sines

x/sin 25 = 250/sin 65

Solving for "x"

x = 250(sin 25/sin 65)

I am sure you can carry out the required calculation from here.

Hope this helps.

You know that you have a 25 degree angle with opposite side of X and an adjacent (touches the angle) side that is 250 units long so

Tangent is opposite divided by adjacent

Tan 25= X / 250

250 * Tan 25 = X

Alternately

Tan 65 = 250 / X

X = 250 / (tan 65)

X= 116.577

You could use the Law of Sines:

sin(25)/x = sin(65)/250

Or just use the definition of tangent (opposite / adjacent):

tan(25) = x / 250

tan(65) = 250/x

Or use the definition of cotangent

cot(25) = 250/x

cot(65) = x/250

Just take any one of these 5 equations and solve it. You'll get the same answer.

Ok

remember sine cosine and tangent?

Just remember SOH CAH TOA

This mean sine=opposite/hypotenuse Cosine= adjacent/hypotenuse

and tangent= opposite/adjacent

Now, you know your angle is 25% thats opposite from the missing side

The one that will work is Tangent

tan(25)=X/250 (opposite/adjacent)

So, take the angle and go

tan(25) on your calculator

so 0.466=X/250

multiply by 250

116.58= X

There yah go!

hope I helped!

Its a right triangle.

Tan 25 = x / 250; x = (Tan 25) (250)

use law of sines

sin of angle divided by the opposite side.

sin(65)/250 = sin(25)/x

now solve for x

250*tan(25)=x

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