Using the Law of Cosines, we can solve for x:
MT^2 = MH^2 + AT^2 - 2(MH)(AT)cos(m<HMA)
Substituting in the given values:
14^2 = (2x - 6)^2 + (x + 3)^2 - 2(2x - 6)(x + 3)cos(115°)
Simplifying and solving for x:
196 = 4x^2 - 24x + 36 + x^2 + 6x + 9 - 2(2x^2 - 6x + 3x - 18)cos(115°)
196 = 5x^2 - 18x + 45 + 36cos(115°)
5x^2 - 18x - 151.54 = 0
Using the quadratic formula:
x = [18 ± sqrt(18^2 - 4(5)(-151.54))] / (2(5))
x = [18 ± sqrt(4576.8)] / 10
x = 14.22 or x = -2.68
Since we cannot have a negative length, we reject x = -2.68 and conclude that:
x = 14.22
Therefore, MH = (2x - 6) cm = 22.44 cm and AT = (x + 3) cm = 17.22 cm.
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Using the Law of Cosines, we can solve for x:
MT^2 = MH^2 + AT^2 - 2(MH)(AT)cos(m<HMA)
Substituting in the given values:
14^2 = (2x - 6)^2 + (x + 3)^2 - 2(2x - 6)(x + 3)cos(115°)
Simplifying and solving for x:
196 = 4x^2 - 24x + 36 + x^2 + 6x + 9 - 2(2x^2 - 6x + 3x - 18)cos(115°)
196 = 5x^2 - 18x + 45 + 36cos(115°)
5x^2 - 18x - 151.54 = 0
Using the quadratic formula:
x = [18 ± sqrt(18^2 - 4(5)(-151.54))] / (2(5))
x = [18 ± sqrt(4576.8)] / 10
x = 14.22 or x = -2.68
Since we cannot have a negative length, we reject x = -2.68 and conclude that:
x = 14.22
Therefore, MH = (2x - 6) cm = 22.44 cm and AT = (x + 3) cm = 17.22 cm.