Trigonometry (11th Edition) Clone

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ISBN 10: 978-0-13-421743-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-743-7

Chapter 1 - Review Exercises - Page 43: 14

Answer

$30^{\circ};\,30^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

We recall that the sum of the measures of angles in a triangle is $180^{\circ}$ The angle measures of the big triangle are $30^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}$, and $(x^{\circ}+y^{\circ})$. The sum of them must be $180^{\circ}$. $\implies (x^{\circ}+y^{\circ})=180^{\circ}-(90^{\circ}+30^{\circ})=60^{\circ}$ Now, the angle measures of the small triangle are $60^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}$ and $y^{\circ}$ and because their sum is $180^{\circ}$ , we get $y^{\circ}=180^{\circ}-(90^{\circ}+60^{\circ})=30^{\circ}$ $\implies x^{\circ}=60^{\circ}-y^{\circ}=60^{\circ}-30^{\circ}=30^{\circ}$
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