Question

Which solution finds the value of x in the triangle below?

A right triangle is shown. The hypotenuse has a length of 8. Another side has a length of x. The angle between the hypotenuse and the other side is 60 degrees.

Answer 1

Answer:

4

Step-by-step explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, and one of the angles measures 60 degrees, we can conclude that the last side measures 30 degrees.

We can see that this is a 30-60-90 degree triangle.

The rules of 30-60-90 degree triangles are that the side opposite the 90 degree angle, or the hypotenuse can be measured with the variable $2a$. The side opposite the 30 degree angle can be measured with $a$, and the side opposite the 60 degree angle will be measured with $a\sqrt{3}$.

We can see that 8 represents $2a$ because it is the hypotenuse. Since the side marked $x$ is separated by the hypotenuse by an angle of 60 degrees, we note that side marked $x$ is opposite the angle measuring 30 degrees. We note that the side opposite 30 degrees is marked $a$, and since we already know that 8 is equal to $2a$, we realize that the side marked x is equal to $a$, or 4.

Answer 2

The value of x in the triangle is 4.

What is the Pythagorean theorem ?

The square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

It is given this is a right triangle, and one of the angles measures 60 degrees, we can conclude that the last side measures 30 degrees. By the sum of all the three interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees

The side opposite the 90 degree angle, or the hypotenuse can be measured with the variable '2a' . The side opposite the 30 degree angle can be measured with 'a' , and the side opposite the 60 degree angle will be measured with 'a√3'.

8 represents '2a' because it is the hypotenuse. Since the side marked x is separated by the hypotenuse by an angle of 60 degrees, we note that side marked x is opposite the angle measuring 30 degrees. We note that the side opposite 30 degrees is marked 'a', and since we already know that 8 is equal to '2a', we realize that the side marked x is equal to

'a' , or 4.

2a=8

a=4

x=a=4

so, the the value of x in the triangle is 4.

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