Respuesta :

We have a right triangle, of which we know one angle measure and one of the leg's length.

We can use trigonometric ratios to find x and y.

For example, we can relate the two legs with the tangent of the angle as:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \tan (\alpha)=\frac{\text{Opposite}}{\text{Adyacent}} \\ \tan (60\degree)=\frac{11\sqrt[]{3}}{x} \\ x=\frac{11\sqrt[]{3}}{\tan(60\degree)}=\frac{11\sqrt[]{3}}{\sqrt[]{3}}=11 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Then, we can relate x and y as:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \cos (\alpha)=\frac{\text{Adyacent}}{\text{Hypotenuse}} \\ \cos (60\degree)=\frac{x}{y}=\frac{11}{y} \\ y=\frac{11}{\cos(60\degree)}=\frac{11}{\frac{1}{2}}=11\cdot2=22 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Answer: x=11 and y=22.

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