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3 years ago

How would I find a? What formula would I use?

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xenn [34]3 years ago

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Answer:

You can use either of the following to find "a":

Pythagorean theorem
Law of Cosines

Step-by-step explanation:

It looks like you have an isosceles trapezoid with one base 12.6 ft and a height of 15 ft.

I find it reasonably convenient to find the length of x using the sine of the 70° angle:

x = (15 ft)/sin(70°)

x ≈ 15.96 ft

That is not what you asked, but this value is sufficiently different from what is marked on your diagram, that I thought it might be helpful.

Consider the diagram below. The relation between DE and AE can be written as ...

DE/AE = tan(70°)

AE = DE/tan(70°) = DE·tan(20°)

AE = 15·tan(20°) ≈ 5.459554

Then the length EC is ...

EC = AC - AE

EC = 6.3 - DE·tan(20°) ≈ 0.840446

Now, we can find DC using the Pythagorean theorem:

DC² = DE² + EC²

DC = √(15² +0.840446²) ≈ 15.023527

a ≈ 15.02 ft

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You can also make use of the Law of Cosines and the lengths x=AD and AC to find "a". (Do not round intermediate values from calculations.)

DC² = AD² + AC² - 2·AD·AC·cos(A)

a² = x² +6.3² -2·6.3x·cos(70°) ≈ 225.70635

a = √225.70635 ≈ 15.0235 . . . feet

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