Could you please help me I don’t really understand this pleaseeeeeee?
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Answer:
x = 60°
Step-by-step explanation:
Use special triangles.
Starting with an equilateral triangle (all angles at 60°) with the side length of 2. Drop an altitude from one of the vertices to cut in half and make a right - triangle.
The hypotenuse length is 2. The base length, because it was cut in half, is 1. The height can be found with the Pythagorean theorem, which is √3.
The ratio for tangent is opposite over adjacent.
Since √3 = √3 / 1, the angle must be the one as marked in the picture.
Remember this triangle came from an equilateral triangle, so that angle is 60°. It was not cut in half, unlike the top angle which is 30°.
