4 cm
7-64. When Madelyn examined the triangle at left, she says, “I
don't think this diagram is drawn to scale because I think the
side labeled x has to be longer than 4 cm.”
26°
42°
a. Do you agree with Madelyn? Why or why not?
b. Leila thinks that x can be determined by using right triangles. Review what you learned in
Lesson 7.2.1 by calculating the value of x.