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1. Find the value of x and y2. Find the value of x and yexplain

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Answer:[tex]\large\boxed{1.\ x=10,\ y=10\sqrt3}\\\boxed{2.\ x=15,\ y=10\sqrt3}[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:Look at the pictures.1.We have the triangle 30° - 60° - 90°. The sides are in proportion 1 : √3 : 2.Therefore:[tex]x=\dfrac{20}{2}=10,\ y=10\sqrt3[/tex]2.We have the triangle 30° - 60° - 90°. The sides are in proportion 1 : √3 : 2 and the triangle 45° - 45° - 90°. The sides are in proportion 1 : 1 : √2.Therefore:[tex]x=\dfrac{30}{2}=15[/tex]The common side of the green and pink triangle also has a length of x = 15.Let the other side of the green triangle be marked with z.Then:[tex]z\sqrt3=15[/tex]          multiply both sides by √3[tex]3z=15\sqrt3[/tex]        divide both sides by 3[tex]z=5\sqrt3\to y=2(5\sqrt3)=10\sqrt3[/tex]