(a)[3]
Calculate the value of $y$.
(b)[2]
Calculate the value of $x$.
Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Right-angled triangles
Right-angled triangles — practice question
The diagram depicts triangles $ABC$ and $BCD$; each one is right-angled. The labelled lengths are $AC = 8.2\,$cm, $BC = 5.3\,$cm, $CD = y\,$cm, $BD = 4.4\,$cm, and the angle at A is marked $x^\circ$. The figure is not drawn to scale.