Solve for sides of a triangle

[tonyfoster]

How would I solve for side a and b? I can use all the help I can get.

Thanks

 

[Deleted member 4993]

How would I solve for side a and b? I can use all the help I can get.

Thanks

This is your second post - without showing any work!

What are your thoughts?

Please share your work with us ...even if you know it is wrong.

If you are stuck at the beginning tell us and we'll start with the definitions.

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[stapel]

How would I solve for side a and b? I can use all the help I can get.

And we can use all the information we can get!

Are you given any information about this triangle? For instance, is the dashed line perpendicular to the horizontal line? Have you ever heard of "the Pythagorean Theorem"? And so forth.

Please be complete. Thank you!