Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Right-angled triangles

Right-angled triangles — practice question

The diagram depicts a right-angled triangle with a 12 cm base and a 37^{\circ} angle; the side opposite that angle is x cm.
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Calculate the value of x.

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