1. **State the problem:** We have a triangle with angles 73° and 33°, and sides opposite these angles labeled as $2x - 1$ and $x$ respectively. We need to find the value of $x$ to the nearest tenth.
2. **Recall the Law of Sines:** For any triangle, the ratio of the length of a side to the sine of its opposite angle is constant:
$$\frac{a}{\sin A} = \frac{b}{\sin B} = \frac{c}{\sin C}$$
3. **Apply the Law of Sines to the given triangle:**
Let side $a = 2x - 1$ opposite angle $A = 73^\circ$, and side $b = x$ opposite angle $B = 33^\circ$.
Set up the ratio:
$$\frac{2x - 1}{\sin 73^\circ} = \frac{x}{\sin 33^\circ}$$
4. **Cross multiply to solve for $x$:**
$$ (2x - 1) \sin 33^\circ = x \sin 73^\circ $$
5. **Distribute and rearrange:**
$$ 2x \sin 33^\circ - \sin 33^\circ = x \sin 73^\circ $$
6. **Group $x$ terms on one side:**
$$ 2x \sin 33^\circ - x \sin 73^\circ = \sin 33^\circ $$
7. **Factor out $x$:**
$$ x (2 \sin 33^\circ - \sin 73^\circ) = \sin 33^\circ $$
8. **Solve for $x$:**
$$ x = \frac{\sin 33^\circ}{2 \sin 33^\circ - \sin 73^\circ} $$
9. **Calculate the sine values:**
$$ \sin 33^\circ \approx 0.5446, \quad \sin 73^\circ \approx 0.9563 $$
10. **Substitute and simplify:**
$$ x = \frac{0.5446}{2 \times 0.5446 - 0.9563} = \frac{0.5446}{1.0892 - 0.9563} = \frac{0.5446}{0.1329} $$
11. **Final calculation:**
$$ x \approx 4.096 $$
12. **Round to the nearest tenth:**
$$ x \approx 4.1 $$
**Answer:** The value of $x$ to the nearest tenth is **4.1**.
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