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So confused please help this is a 30 60 90 triangle

So confused please help this is a 30 60 90 triangle-example-1

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Answer:

x = 10, y = 20

Explanation:

The ratio of the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle is a:
√(3)a:2a. The side given is the one that is the
√(3)a. This means that you can do
10√(3) divided by
√(3) to get that a = 10. That means that side x is 10. For side y, it is 2a, or 2 * 10 = 20.

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