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Right Triangle Trig

\( tan(23^{\circ}) = \dfrac{274}{x} \)

What do you know about the size of \( x \)? Is it longer or shorter than 274?
What if the angle were \( -23^{\circ} \)?
What other values of \( x \) are possible?

Sketch the triangle and find the value of \( x \).


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T.R.Milne
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