SOLUTION: I'm given a right triangle. The hypotenuse of the triangle is labeled y and one leg is labeled x. I'm given one side it's 7 radical 3. I'm told to find x and y. I have no idea wh

Question 413136: I'm given a right triangle. The hypotenuse of the triangle is labeled y and one leg is labeled x. I'm given one side it's 7 radical 3. I'm told to find x and y.
I have no idea what to do.
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, richard1234:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
Note: in a 30-60-90 Rt triangle, ratio of its sides is 1:sqrt(3):2
one side it's 7 radical 3
the other side would be: 7
the hypotenuse would be:14 |giving a ratio of 7:7sqrt(3):14
CHECKING our Answer***
using the Pythagorean Theorem
49 + 49*3 = 14^2 = 196
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It might be a 30-60-90 right triangle, but with the information you provided, I can't make that assumption.
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