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OpenStudy (anonymous):

please helpppp?:/ Find the value of each variable. If your answer is not an integer, express it in simplest radical form

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x is 7.5 and y is 14

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ps i sent you a message

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ik:P how did u get those answers?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well x was half of the hypotenuse and you times x by the square root of 3.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to get y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oohh ok.. wb Y?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont know what that means

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what bout Y? how did u get Y?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hah sorry..:/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ooh i mean X.. how do u get X? cuz that was for Y right?

OpenStudy (zpupster):

that answer is wrong becasue when you have a 90-45-45 triangle the other sides are always equal.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, oops, i thought is was a 30-60-90 triangle sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so how do u do a 90 - 45 - 45 triangle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ik that y would be 15 sqrt of 2.. but how do i find X?

OpenStudy (zpupster):

no x and y will be the same

OpenStudy (anonymous):

really? ooh.. how do u find it?

OpenStudy (zpupster):

A= unknown angle, b =known angle 45 and c = 90 sinB =AC/AB=Opp/hyp

OpenStudy (zpupster):

AC = AB x sinB

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then i just substitute in?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u lost me...:/

OpenStudy (zpupster):

label the angles in the drawing first

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what drawing? mine?

OpenStudy (zpupster):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sup im back what did i miss?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

umm.. confusing stuff.. that i dont get..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh well on my reference sheet it says the hypotenuse is equal to x to the square root of 2 and the other two sides are x, so i guess both x and y =15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats what it says for a 45-45-90 triangle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

really?! thaaanksss:D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

your welcome, glad to help.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but how did u get 15?

OpenStudy (zpupster):

15 is indeed the answer, but did you see how it was calculated

OpenStudy (zpupster):

the sides you are looking for are AC or BC C being the right angle the def of the sine of and angle is OPP/ hyp

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no..

OpenStudy (zpupster):

AB is the hyp or 15sprt2

OpenStudy (zpupster):

did u get that part

OpenStudy (zpupster):

what part are u missing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh nvm.. i guess im not..thaaanks:)

OpenStudy (zpupster):

anothr time then later

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