The leg opposite the 60º angle of a 30-60-90 triangle has a length of √3 . What is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

Hi Tristan,

In a 30 - 60 - 90 triangle the relationship of the sides is x : x radical 3 : 2 x

the side opposite the 60 is radical 3

so plugging in the relationship x = 1

so the side opposite 30 degrees is 1

and the side opposite the hypotenuse is 2.

Hope this helps