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  1. Feb 27th 2011, 04:54 AM #1
    Shearer
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    Manipulation of trig functions.

    Hey team,
    No doubt you'll find this an easy question to resolve, but I'm stuck.
    I have a function as such:
    5.67=(x)sin60
    Of course, I'm trying to isolate (x), but the 60 it is really throwing me off course.
    I believe the answer is somewhere around 9.
    Thanks in advance.
    Last edited by mr fantastic; Feb 27th 2011 at 10:05 AM. Reason: Title.
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  2. Feb 27th 2011, 05:10 AM #2
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    Red face hi

    divide the whole equation by sin60
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  3. Feb 27th 2011, 05:12 AM #3
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    I assume the 60 is in degrees (not radians). Draw a 30, 60, 90 triangle and remember that sine is opposite over hypotenuse. Then solve for x.
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