Answer:
57.2
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a right triangle so we can use trig ratios.
We are asked to find a side when we know a angle adjacent to that side. And we are given a side opposite of that angle. We can use Tangent to find the side length.
[tex] \tan(40) = \frac{48}{x} [/tex]
Take the reciprocal of both sides.
[tex] \frac{1}{ \tan( 40) ) } = \frac{x}{ 48} [/tex]
Multiply both sides by 48.
[tex] x = \frac{1}{ \tan(40) } \times 48[/tex]
[tex]x = 57.2[/tex]
