Question

What is the length of YZ in XYZ? Explain two different methods that could be used to find this length?

Answer 1

one

`\cos(30^o )=\cfrac{\stackrel{adjacent}{YZ}}{\underset{hypotenuse}{12}} \implies 12\cos(30^o)=YZ \\\\\\ 12\cdot \cfrac{√(3)}{2}=YZ\implies 6√(3)=YZ`

two

Check the picture below.