SOLUTION: the hypotenuse of a 30-60-90 triangle has lenght 13. what is the lenghth of the side opposite the 60 degree angle?

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Question 439855: the hypotenuse of a 30-60-90 triangle has lenght 13. what is the lenghth of the side opposite the 60 degree angle?
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a 30°-60°-90° triangle the sides are in the ratio : :
The side adjacent to 60° is always half of the hypotenuse -- therefore, side is .
But this is the side that corresponds to 1 and it has been multiplied by .
Therefore, side a will be multiplied by and will be

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