EXPLANATION: This is a special triangle, more specifically a 30-60-90 degree triangle. For sake of not confusing x and y, we will use z to use as our reference for solving this triangle. The side lengths for each angle are as follows: • 60 degrees = z√3 - this is the value for your y answer • 30 degrees = z - this is the value for your x answer • Hypotenuse = 2z - this is what we already have
We solve for what we already have which is the Hypotenuse = 30: 2x = 30 x = 15
We now have our x value which is 15. Now we just plug in that x value for every expression for every angle.
x = 15 y = 15√3
Sorry if I explained it too thoroughly but I’ll be glad to answer any questions or clarifications
they would know because the rope will be one sixteenth of a mile and when the rope got maxed out in length it would show how far they have traveled and the wiould calculate how far they have been in that amount of time
