Use special right triangles to solve for the exact value of x. sqrt89, sqrt39, sqrt26

So the first thing we do is to multiply the top equation by 3. the reason i want to do this is i notice there will be a 6y on both equations and can possibly add/subtract them. so we get 6y = -3x + 27. adding that and the second equation we get 6x = 27-15 which is 12. divide by 6 and we get 2. ∴ x = 2. substituting 2 into the first equation we get 2y = -2 + 9 which is 7. divide by 2 and we get 7/2. ∴ y = 7/2, x = 2.

Shortest side: xside two: x+26side three: 2xwork: x+x+26+2x=1304x+26=130 -26 -264x=104(4x=104)/4x=26check: 26+26+26+52=130shortest side length is 26 feet

It is the y-coordinate