Question

solve for x and y

Answer 1

i am i sec

Answer 2

You have a right triangle as x and y. How are they related?

Answer 3

the right angle

Answer 4

Sorry, are x and y distances or legs of the triangle lol

Answer 5

oh hehe i knew that ...

Answer 6

x is the altitude
y is the leg

both are distances

Answer 7

do you see 3 right triangles ?

Answer 8

Yea, you can either related with Trig identities or, with the area of the triangle.

Answer 9

you need to setup an useful proportion and solve

Answer 10

lets solve x first, which is easy

Answer 11

how

Answer 12

can you draw the triangle for me so we can work on it

Answer 13

all 3 triangles are similar, remember eh ?

Answer 14

yea