Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Right-angled triangles

Right-angled triangles — practice question

A right-angled triangle, shown NOT TO SCALE, has a base measuring 5 cm and a hypotenuse measuring 8 cm, and the angle at the left-hand end of the base is marked $x^\circ$.
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Calculate the value of $x$ using trigonometry.

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