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What are the variables X, Y, and Z?

What are the variables X, Y, and Z?-example-1

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tan(30°) = 17/x
x = 17/tan(30°) = 17√3

The hypotenuse of the smaller triangle is as you show, 34.

sin(45°) = 34/y
y = 34/sin(45°) = 34√2

x = 17√3
y = 34√2
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