Question

In the figure below, the length of line segment GE is 97rad(3) units and the length of line segment BG is 149 units. What is the length of line segment AC?

Answer 1

@goformit100

Answer 2

@radar

Answer 3

You can get AG right away given the 30 60 90 triangle ratios.

Answer 4

AG is 97.

Answer 5

149 - 97 gives us BA, and the other triangle is a 45 45 90, so we can get the hypotenuse right away by multiplying BA by root(2). make sense?

Answer 6

so 52rad(2)?

Answer 7

http://grockit.com/blog/collegeprep/files/2011/04/35.png

Answer 8

yes