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Find the values of x and y. Round your answers to the nearest tenth if necessary,

Find the values of x and y. Round your answers to the nearest tenth if necessary,-example-1

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Answer:


\huge\boxed{x=12;\ y=12\sqrt3\approx20.8}

Explanation:

Look at the picture.

We have:


2a=24\\a=x\\a\sqrt3=y

Therefore:


x=24:2=12\\\\y=12\sqrt3\approx12\cdot1.73=20.76\approx20.8

Find the values of x and y. Round your answers to the nearest tenth if necessary,-example-1
User Unjuken
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Answer:


x=12,\\y=12√(3)

Explanation:

In any 30-60-90 triangle, the side lengths are in the ratio
x:x√(3):2x, where
2x is the hypotenuse, or longest side, of the triangle and
x is the side opposite to the 30 degree angle.

In the given 30-60-90 triangle, the longest side (hypotenuse) is marked as 24. Since
x is opposite to the 30 degree angle,

Therefore, we have:


x=(24)/(2),\\x=\boxed{12}

Based on our side length ratio
x:x√(3):2x,
y is then:


y=x√(3)\text{ for}\implies x=12,\\y=\boxed{12√(3)}

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