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Virty [35]
3 years ago
13

Find the values of x and y

Mathematics
1 answer:
zhuklara [117]3 years ago
4 0

You can use a tangent:

tangent=\dfrac{opposite}{adjacent}

We have opposite = 17 and adjacent = x.

\tan30^o=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{3}

substitute:

\dfrac{17}{x}=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{3}       cross multiply

x\sqrt3=(3)(17)     multiply both sides by √3

x(\sqrt3)(\sqrt3)=51\sqrt3

3x=51\sqrt3      divide both sides by 3

x=17\sqrt3

Use the Pythagorean theorem:

y^2=(17\sqrt3)^2+17^2\\\\y^2=289(\sqrt3)^2+289\\\\y^2=289\cdot3+289\\\\y^2=867+289\\\\y^2=1156\to y=\sqrt{1156}\\\\y=34

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Other method.

30^o-60^o-90^o triangle.

The sides are in the ratio 1:2:\sqrt3\to17:y:x

Therefore

17:(2\cdot17):(17\sqrt3)\to17:34:17\sqrt3\to x=34,\ y=17\sqrt3

 


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