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Find the length of x, y.
30°
16
у
60%
X

Find the length of x, y. 30° 16 у 60% X-example-1

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Answer:

x = 8, y = 8
√(3)

Explanation:

30-60-90 triangles have sides in a ratio of 1 :
√(3) : 2

'x' would be half of 16, or 8

'y' would be x · √3, or 8
√(3)

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