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Pls help step by step, loves <3 (special right triangles)

Pls help step by step, loves <3 (special right triangles)-example-1
User Mostar
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Answer:

x ≈ 30,37

y ≈ 29,00

Explanation:

Use trigonometry:


\sin(38°) = (9)/(x)

Now, use the property of the proportion to find x:


x = (9)/( \sin(38°) ) ≈30.37

Do the same thing to find y:


\tan(38°) = (9)/(y)


y = (9)/( \tan(38°) ) ≈29.00

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