document.write( "Question 1193784: For the 30°-60°-90° triangle shown, suppose that
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document.write( "XY = 2a.
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document.write( "Find XZ and YZ \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #825816 by ikleyn(52798)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "For the 30°-60°-90° triangle shown, suppose that \n" ); document.write( "XY = 2a. \n" ); document.write( "Find XZ and YZ \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Nothing is shown, and due to this reason, the problem is posed INCORRECTLY.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To be posed correctly, it must say what side is opposite to which angle.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "At least, it must say which angle is right angle.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "================\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "comment from student : Angle Z is the right angle.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My response : If so, then XY is the hypotenuse;\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the shorter leg is half the hypotenuse, i.e. \" a \";\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the longer leg is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "but from the given data we still can not determine, which one of the two legs is shorter, and which is longer.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |