Question

Triangle X Y Z is shown. Angle X Z Y is a right angle. Angle Z X Y is 60 degrees and angle X Y Z is 30 degrees. The length of hypotenuse X Y is 4. Given right triangle XYZ, what is the value of tan(Y)? One-half StartFraction StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 3 EndFraction StartFraction StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 2 EndFraction StartFraction 2 StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 3 EndFraction

Answer 1

Answer:

StartFraction StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 3 EndFraction

Step-by-step explanation:

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step 1

we know that

In the right triangle XYZ

$cos(Y)=\frac{ZY}{XY}$ ---> adjacent side divided by the hypotenuse

substitute the values

$cos(30\°)=\frac{ZY}{4}$

Remember that

$cos(30\°)=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

so

substitute

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\frac{ZY}{4}$

$ZY=(4)\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

$ZY=2\sqrt{3}\ units$

step 2

$sin(Y)=\frac{XZ}{XY}$ --> opposite side divided by the hypotenuse

substitute the values

$sin(30\°)=\frac{XZ}{4}$

Remember that

$sin(30\°)=\frac{1}{2}$

so

$\frac{1}{2}=\frac{XZ}{4}$

$XZ=2\ units$

step 3

$tan(Y)=\frac{XZ}{ZY}$ --> opposite side divided by adjacent side

substitute the values

$tan(Y)=\frac{2}{2\sqrt{3}}$

$tan(Y)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

Simplify

$tan(Y)=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$

so

StartFraction StartRoot 3 EndRoot Over 3 EndFraction

Answer 2

Answer:

b on edg

Step-by-step explanation: