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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
These are two "special triangles." The ratios of side lengths are numbers not difficult to remember. They can save a lot of work in problems like this.
Ratio of side lengths in 45°-45°-90° isosceles right triangle: 1 : 1 : √2.
Ratio of side lengths in 30°-60°-90° right triangle: 1 : √3 : 2.
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The side marked x has the same length as the side marked 14√2.
x = 14√2
The unmarked hypotenuse of both triangles is √2 times the marked side length, so is (14√2)(√2) = 28.
The side marked y is half the length of the hypotenuse of that triangles so is ...
y = 28/2
y = 14
And the side marked z is √3 times the short side of the 30°-60°-90° triangle, so is ...
z = 14√3
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Alternate solution
The mnemonic SOH CAH TOA can help you remember trig relationships. Here, 14√2 is opposite the given 45° angle, and x is adjacent. The trig relation is ...
Tan = Opposite/Adjacent
tan(45°) = 14√2/x
x = 14√2/tan(45°) = 14√2
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To find y or z, we need to know the length of the hypotenuse in the 45° triangle. The given side is opposite the angle, so we can use the sine relation:
Sin = Opposite/Hypotenuse
hypotenuse = 14√2/sin(45°) = 28
Now, we can find y and z:
sin(30°) = y/hypotenuse
y = (28)sin(30°) = 14
cos(30°) = z/hypotenuse
z = (28)cos(30°) = 14√3
