Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Right-angled triangles

Right-angled triangles — practice question

A right-angled triangle is drawn with a vertical left side measuring 2 cm, a sloping hypotenuse measuring 5 cm, and the angle at the bottom right marked $x^\circ$. The diagram is not drawn to scale.
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Calculate $x$.

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