SOLUTION: what is the length of the long side of a 30-60-90 triangle if the length of the hypotenuse is 9? Also, what is the length of the small side?
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Question 575782: what is the length of the long side of a 30-60-90 triangle if the length of the hypotenuse is 9? Also, what is the length of the small side? Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
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In a 30-60-90 right triangle the shorter side is always opposite the 30 deg angle and therefore is half of the hypotenuse=4.5
The longer side, by trigonomtry or Pythagorean Theorem=9*√3/2≈7.79