How did Japan become an imperialistic power? *

In 1868, Japan underwent the Meiji Restoration. A revolution that changed the traditional political system of Japan. Before 1868, Japan was ruled by the Emperor, however true power lies with the Tokugawa Shogunate. The Meiji Restoration restored the power back into the hands of the Emperor.

It was a huge civil war, between the traditional samurais belief and the modernising Western influence. The Emperor was backed by Western powers, with their advance technology and weaponry.

Officially, the Boshin War between 1868 and 1869 between pro-Imperialist versus pro-Shogunate dismantled the traditio.

Explanation:

In 1868, Japan underwent the Meiji Restoration. A revolution that changed the traditional political system of Japan. Before 1868, Japan was ruled by the Emperor, however true power lies with the Tokugawa Shogunate. The Meiji Restoration restored the power back into the hands of the Emperor.

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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

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