How do i do this? teacher didn’t help me much and i don’t understand this.
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Using 3 different methods, we can find that YZ = 25m
For a given triangle rectangle with a known angle θ and a hypotenuse H, we can write the trigonometric relations
sin(θ) = (opposite cathetus)/H
cos(θ) = (adjacent cathetus)/H
tan(θ) = (opposite cathetus)/(adjacent cathetus)
Now, in the given image we can see that:
θ = 30°
H = 50m
XY = adjacent cathetus
YZ = opposite cathetus.
We want to find YZ, so with the known things, we can use the first relation:
Now let's try another way.
We know that the sum of the internal angles of a triangle is always equal to 180°
In a triangle rectangle, we always have an angle equal to 90°.
Then the missing angle for our triangle can be computed from:
Z + 90° + 30° = 180°
Z = 180° - 90° - 30° = 60°
From this angle, the side YZ is the adjacent cathetus, then we can use the second trigonometric relation:
Third way.
Whit the same angle we could find the side XY, the opposite cathetus, with:
Now that we know one of the catheti, we can use the last trigonometric relation
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