Answer:
x = 3.1
Step-by-step explanation:
Begin with the right triangle on the left. Looking at the 39° angle, the 7m side is the hypotenuse and the side marked h (see attached image) is the opposite side. The trig ratio using opposite and hypotenuse is sine.
[tex]\sin{39^\circ}=\frac{h}{7}\\\\h=7\sin{39^\circ}[/tex] Hold this thought!
Focus attention on the right triangle on the right. Looking at the 55° angle, h is the opposite side and the side marked x is the adjacent side. The trig ratio using opposite and adjacent sides is tangent.
[tex]\tan{55^\circ}=\frac{h}{x}\\\\x\tan{55^\circ}=h\\x\tan{55^\circ}=7\sin{39^\circ}\\x=\frac{7\sin{39^\circ}}{\tan{55^\circ}} \approx 3.1[/tex]
