The picture shows a triangular island:

A right triangle is shown with an acute angle equal to 50 degrees. The length of the side of the triangle opposite to the acute angle is x. The length of the side of the triangle adjacent to the acute angle is y. The length of the hypotenuse is z.

Which expression shows the value of z?

https://gyazo.com/b38198e9d040e119f3c49e212927e425

Question

The picture shows a triangular island:

A right triangle is shown with an acute angle equal to 50 degrees. The length of the side of the triangle opposite to the acute angle is x. The length of the side of the triangle adjacent to the acute angle is y. The length of the hypotenuse is z.

Which expression shows the value of z?

https://gyazo.com/b38198e9d040e119f3c49e212927e425

thesmartone · Answer

|dw:1467276429799:dw|

What are the answer choices? We can't find the numerical value of z unless we are given the value of one a side. :)