What governmental body had the power to create laws and to approve or reject declaration of war

The governmental body that has the power to create laws is the Congress, which is the legislative branch of the government. It also approves or rejects a declaration of war. As a result, the President, though Commander in Chief of the armed forces, cannot declare war without congressional approval.

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.