Given that the hypotenuse of this right triangle is 25 cm long and that tan(Θ) = 3 Find the values of x and y, accurate to the nearest tenth.

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Given that the hypotenuse of this right triangle is 25 cm long and that tan(Θ) = 3

Find the values of x and y, accurate to the nearest tenth.

by Tfa

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I hope this helps you

tanO=3

x/y=3

x=3y

x^2+y^2=25^2

9y^2+y^2=25^2

10y^2=25^2

y^2=62.5

y~ 7,9

x=23,7

Buena answered Mar 7, 2018

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