In all right triangles, the ratio between a leg and the hypothenuse is the sine of the angle opposite to the leg.
So, in your case, we have
In order to find XY, we have
So, the ratio for the sine is
1. Given any triangle ABC with sides BC=a, AC=b and AB=c, the following are true :
i) the larger the angle, the larger the side in front of it, and the other way around as well. (Sine Law) Let a=20 in, then the largest angle is angle A.
ii) Given the measures of the sides of a triangle. Then the cosines of any of the angles can be found by the following formula:
a^{2}=b ^{2}+c ^{2}-2bc(cosA)
2.
20^{2}=9 ^{2}+13 ^{2}-2*9*13(cosA) 400=81+169-234(cosA) 150=-234(cosA) cosA=150/-234= -0.641
3. m(A) = Arccos(-0.641)≈130°,
4. Remark: We calculate Arccos with a scientific calculator or computer software unless it is one of the well known values, ex Arccos(0.5)=60°, Arccos(-0.5)=120° etc
Take half of the coefficient on the x term
Answer:0.801
Step-by-step explanation:
