What was the impact of the northwest ordinance?

The creation of the Northwest Ordinance had a strong impact in the country. This document established the precedent by which the Federal government would expand westward. It also outlined how the admission of new states was going to take place. The Ordinance was also useful in setting legislative precedent when it came to the country's public domain lands. Finally, the Ordinance had the effect of establishing the Ohio River as the geographical divide between slave states and free states.

answer: this problem has only trivial solutions, with all points on the same line. x=5 or x=7/5.

step-by-step explanation:

there are three triangles, and three unknowns: x, y=length of middle segment, and z=cos(angles marked with red arc).

we need

and law of cosines,

the three equations are

see attached image for solution.

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