Finding X coordinate of point A given distances between two points

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ptnguyen said:
Im thinking of 31^2+(-231.125^2)= hypotenuse= diagonal from B to A. Then I could solve for x since I have 2 sides of the triangle. But I'm not sure if it correct.

what is the angle between the vectors A and B ?
say the angle is Theta then one can use scalar product of these two tp proceed towards finding x or not ?