Question

5. Find the length of the side denoted b "y" to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

y = 24√3, or approximately 41.6

Step-by-step explanation: √3 36

Here the ratio 36/y = cosine of 30 degrees = ------- = ------

2 y

Cross-multiplying yields (√3)y = 72, so y = 72/√3, or 72√3/3, or y = 24√3