document.write( "Question 1004205: Problem 51: http://www.newton.k12.oh.us/Downloads/Section%205-5%20HW.pdf
\n" ); document.write( "Solve the triangle. (Hint: Draw the altitude from Y)
\n" ); document.write( "Given:
\n" ); document.write( "The triangle is not a right triangle.
\n" ); document.write( "It has points X, Y and Z.
\n" ); document.write( "The base is y.
\n" ); document.write( "XY is 16, YZ is 24, and XZ is y.
\n" ); document.write( "Angle X is 30 degrees.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What I've solved so far:
\n" ); document.write( "Angle Y is 120 degrees
\n" ); document.write( "Angle Z is 30 degrees.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Is this correct? It does not seem so...
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " use hint \"draw the altitude from y\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the altitude be \"x\", then from first right angle triangle we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%2830%29=x%2F16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2=x%2F16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%2916=x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let angle at \"Z\" be \"theta\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28theta%29=x%2F24\"....since \"x=8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28theta%29=8%2F24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28theta%29=1%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"theta=19.5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since angle \"Y\" is divided in two angles by altitude, let them be \"alpha\" and \"beta\", \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so,\"Y=alpha%2Bbeta\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha\" is in first right angle triangle where is angle of \"30\" degrees, so \"alpha=60\" degrees\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in second right angle triangle, one angle is \"theta=19.5\", and \"beta=70.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now we have angle \"Y=60%2B70.5\"=>\"Y=130.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "side \"y\" is divided by altitude into \"a\" and \"b\"
\n" ); document.write( "since we know all angles and two sides in each right angle triangle, we can find \"a\" and \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%2830%29=a%2F16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=sqrt%283%29%2F2%2A16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=sqrt%283%29%2A8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=13.85640646055102\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=13.9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%2819.5%29=b%2F24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=0.795815%2A24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=22.6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=a%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=13.9%2B22.6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=36.5%29\"\r
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