
Arron F.
asked 06/18/21What is the length of the hypotenuse of a 30-60-90 right triangle, if the length of the shorter leg is 5cm
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Syeda Aaliya F. answered 06/18/21
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we can use trigonometry
sin30 = 5/ hypotenuse
Hypotenuse 5/sin30 = 10 cm

Patrick B. answered 06/18/21
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Hhypotenuse is twice as long for 30 60 90
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David W.
For 30-60-90 triangle, if the shorter leg is x, then the hypotenuse is 2x, and the other leg is x*SQRT(3). So, the Pythagorean Theorem gives 1 + 3 = 4.06/18/21