SOLUTION: In triangle ABC , measure angle A equals 30 dregrees and measure angle C equals 90 degrees. Find AB if BC equals 8.

SOLUTION: In triangle ABC , measure angle A equals 30 dregrees and measure angle C equals 90 degrees. Find AB if BC equals 8.

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Question 177580: In triangle ABC , measure angle A equals 30 dregrees and measure angle C equals 90 degrees. Find AB if BC equals 8.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
30 60 90 right triangle
proportion of sides: shortest 1, hypotenuse 2, middle sqrt(3) Memorize this! It is used on the SAT tests all the time!
BC is the shortest.
AB is the hypotenuse which is 2 times the shortest (see line 2)
So AB=8*2=16
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Ed
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