# Pretty basic trigonometry question help!?

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• February 23rd 2011, 05:22 AM
thekashmear
Pretty basic trigonometry question help!?
Hi guys,

anyone posess the required knowledge necessary to help me out on this question I am finding particularly question?

Thanks

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• February 23rd 2011, 06:28 AM
earboth
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Originally Posted by thekashmear
Hi guys,

anyone posess the required knowledge necessary to help me out on this question I am finding particularly question?

Thanks

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1. You are dealing with two right triangles whose acute angle have the value $\theta$ and whose hypotenuses are $\overline{AD}$ and $\overline{AB}$(see attachment)

2. According to the sketch:

$x = 1.5 \cdot \cos(\theta)$

$y = 3.5 \cdot \sin(\theta)$

and: $x+y=2.5$

3. Plug in the terms of x and y into the last equation and afterwards multiply through by 2.
• February 23rd 2011, 07:06 AM
thekashmear
Thanks a lot man, great help!