Why was the battle of vicksburg an important victory for the union?
because they didn’t have control of a town with burg in the name
because mississippi had the best chicken tenders in the nation
because they loved those magnolia trees and wanted to bring the flowers home to their loved ones
because the union now gained controlled over the mississippi

Because the union now gained control over the Mississippi.

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.