sinθ=10/x How do I solve for x?

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You can't - you have 2 unknowns and only one equation.

I suppose you could make x the subject

$$\\sin\theta =\frac{10}{x }\\\\
\frac{1}{sin\theta} =\frac{x}{10 }\\\\
\frac{10}{sin\theta} =x\\\\
x=\frac{10}{sin\theta}\\\\$$

Melody Dec 8, 2014

Melody · Answer 1 · 2014-12-08T02:15:19

You can't - you have 2 unknowns and only one equation.

I suppose you could make x the subject

$$\\sin\theta =\frac{10}{x }\\\\
\frac{1}{sin\theta} =\frac{x}{10 }\\\\
\frac{10}{sin\theta} =x\\\\
x=\frac{10}{sin\theta}\\\\$$