How do i know which one to use?
SOH-CAH-TOA

S is sine, C is cosine and T is tangent

Step-by-step explanation:

For sine, it's Opposite/Hypotenuse

For Cosine, it's Adjacent/Hypotenuse

and for Tangent, it's Opposite/Adjacent.

Hope this helps.

Answer

SOH is Sine: Opposite leg on Hypotenuse.

CAH is Cosine: Adjacent leg on Hypotenuse.

TOA is Tangent: Opposite leg over Adjacent leg.

Step-by-step explanation:

Depending on what you ask to find the problem.

step-by-step explanation:

this can be solved first with pythagorean theorem, which tells us to square both legs of the triangle and sum it. this will be equal to the square of the hypotenuse.

the hypotenuse is the side "opposite" the 90 degree angle, which is x.

so we can write using pythagorean theorem,

simplifying:

to further simplify this radical, we need to use the property  

thus