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Find the missing side lengths.

Find the missing side lengths.-example-1
User Michel De Ruiter
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Answer:

x is 18, and y is 9 √ 3

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle that contains a 30 degree angle, we know this is a special right triangle, and the missing angle is 60 degrees since a triangle is 180 degrees, and 180 - 90 - 30 = 60.

The relationship is listed below:

The side opposite of the 30 degrees can be represented as a variable, say "p", and the hypotenuse which is x in your question is twice this. The side opposite of the 60 degree angle is x + √3

So x is 18, and y is 9√3

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