SOLUTION: ABC is a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 1 inch long and one of the acute angles of 30 degrees. What is the length of the leg adjacent to this angle?

Question 667409: ABC is a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 1 inch long and one of the acute angles of 30 degrees. What is the length of the leg adjacent to this angle?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ABC is a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 1 inch long and one of the acute angles of 30 degrees. What is the length of the leg adjacent to this angle?
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Draw the picture:
Equation:
cos(30) = adjacent side / 1
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adjacent leg = cos(30) = sqrt(3)/2 = 0.8660
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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