Question

Felicia wants to build a kite with the shape shown. If AC is 60 cm, how many centimeters are in the length of BD?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

By applying tangent rule in the given right triangle AOB,

tan(30°) = $\frac{\text{Opposite side}}{\text{Adjacent side}}$

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{BO}{OA}$

$OA=BO(\sqrt{3})$

By applying tangent rule in the given right triangle BOC,

tan(60°) = $\frac{OC}{BO}$

OC = BO(√3)

OA + OC = AC

$BO(\sqrt{3})+BO(\sqrt{3}) =60$

2√3(BO) = 60

BO = 10√3

OC = BO(√3)

OC = (10√3)(√3)

OC = 30

By applying tangent rule in right triangle DOC,

tan(60°) = $\frac{OD}{OC}$

OD = OC(√3)

OD = 30√3

Since, BD = BO + OD

BD = 10√3 + 30√3

BD = 40√3

      ≈ 69.3