How would you find x and y ?
Those are two 30 60 90 triangles with a common side.In the left triangle, x = 8 sq root (3) / 2= .758 = 6 (approximately)sine (30) = opp/hyp = x/y = .5 = [8sq root (3) / 2] / yy = [8sq root (3) / 2] / .5y = 8*sq root (3)y = 12 (approximately)