Question

Determine the value of each variable in the figure below. Keep answers in simplest radical form.

Answer 1

Explanation:

cos60° = Adjacent/Hypotenuse = a/42.

=> a = 42cos60° = 21.

sin60° = Opposite/Hypotenuse d/42.

=> d = 42sin60° = 42(√3/2) = 21√3.

tan30° = Opposite/Adjacent = d/b.

=> b = d / tan30° = (21√3) / (1/√3) = 63.

sin30° = Opposite/Hypotenuse = d/c.

=> c = d / sin30° = (21√3) / (1/2) = 42√3.