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Can this problem be solved???
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The problem is to calculate the lenght of X in the image. The other values in the image is the lenght of each line (line color = value color). No other values are known, no angels, only these values.
/Smirre
Assuming that the line with a length of 1 intersect line x at a right angle as it appears in your diagram the problem can be solved
left(x) - the part of x to the left of the line with a lenght of 1
right(x) - the part of x to the right of the line with a length of 1
X = left(x) + right(x)
7^2 = 1^2 + left(x)^2
solve for left(X)
left(X) = sqrt(48)
similarily
right(x) = sqrt(24)
x = 11.827 roughly
we solved a similar problem last year
http://161.58.186.97/showthread.php?...ighlight=alley
I don't think you can assume it is a right angle, that would be too easy.Quote:
Originally posted by Julian Toft
Assuming that the line with a length of 1 intersect line x at a right angle as it appears in your diagram the problem can be solved
left(x) - the part of x to the left of the line with a lenght of 1
right(x) - the part of x to the right of the line with a length of 1
X = left(x) + right(x)
7^2 = 1^2 + left(x)^2
solve for left(X)
left(X) = sqrt(48)
similarily
right(x) = sqrt(24)
x = 11.827 roughly
Do they tell you anything about the black lines?
does that form a rectangle?