how would I go about setting up for the solving of a COMP TIME also, a diagram would be nice {:)

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how would I go about setting up for the solving of a < @wolf1728 @dlearner > COMP TIME
also, a diagram would be nice {:)

anonymous · Answer

attachment

anonymous · Answer

isn't this the same q?

anonymous · Answer

no, you are solving for A, same diagram

anonymous · Answer

oh k :0

anonymous · Answer

i dont know why, but he does not want pythagorean theorom i think, judging by the fact that the answer MUST BE IN A FRACTION??

anonymous · Answer

first of all..there are many methods
1.consider smaller triangle on the left.
  we already know x. so tell me the trig relationlinking a and x??

anonymous · Answer

sin??

anonymous · Answer

yeah!

anonymous · Answer

oops...no :)

anonymous · Answer

ok, so it would be sin(60)=a/y
y is to hard to type...

anonymous · Answer

sin=opp/hyp.
cos=adj/hyp.
tan=opp/adj
so ??

anonymous · Answer

tell me what each is in this case?

anonymous · Answer

oops.gotta go will be back in half an hour...(u need cos60 here.)
cos60=a/x

anonymous · Answer

thanks, hoopla awarded

anonymous · Answer

wolf u lost, their will be more to come ...DA>>DAA>>>DAAAAAA

wolf1728 · Answer

As for my answer, the left triangle is also a 30 60 90 triangle, 
with the shortest side = to one half the hypotenuse.
(That's an easy solution).

wolf1728 · Answer

So a = (x/2)

anonymous · Answer

@wingspany18 I believe you are asking for an actual solution for 'a' instead of just possible solutions.