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What is the value of x

What is the value of x-example-1
User Rob Wilson
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let's name the vertices of the triangle as A B C and D as the image shown above

In triangle ABC

sin 60° = AB/AC

√3/2 = 8√2/ AC

AC = 16√2/√3

In triangle ACD

sin 45° = AC/AD

1/√2 = 16√2/ 3 AD

AD = 16/3

x = 16/3

What is the value of x-example-1
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