Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 11 - Section 11.3 - The Tangent Ratio and Other Ratios - Exercises - Page 518: 20

Answer

l = 10.4 w = 6

Work Step by Step

In Rectangle ABCD triangle ABD and triangle BDC forms the right triangles. cos 30 ° = $\frac{length of adjacent}{length of hypotenuse}$ cos 30 ° = $\frac{l}{12}$ By using calculator cos 30° = $\frac{sqrt of 3}{2}$ $\frac{sqrt of 3}{2}$ = $\frac{l}{12}$ l = $\frac{sqrt of 3}{2}$ * 12 =6$\sqrt 3$ = 10.4 l = 10.4 In triangle ADB sin 30° = $\frac{opposite}{hypotenuse}$ = $\frac{AD}{12}$ = $\frac{w}{12}$ By using calculator sin 30° = $\frac{1}{2}$ therefore $\frac{1}{2}$ = $\frac{w}{12}$ w =$\frac{1}{2}$ * 12 = 6 w = 6
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