document.write( "Question 682416: What is the perimeter of a 30-60-90 triangle with an altitude of 12? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Theorem. In a 30°-60°-90° triangle the sides are in the ratio \"1+%3A+2+%3A+sqrt%283%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sketch this triangle and mark the smallest side \"b\" with length \"+1\", the longer side with \"a\" \"+sqrt%283%29\", and hypotenuse \"c\" with \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then sketch another similar 30°-60°-90° triangle and mark the smallest side \"b\" with length \"+b=12\", the longer side with \"+a\", and hypotenuse \"AB\" with \"c\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use ratio to find sides:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%3Aa=1%3Asqrt%283%29\"..........plug in \"+b=12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12%3Aa=1%3Asqrt%283%29\".......solve for \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=12sqrt%283%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=12%2A1.7320508075688772935274463415059\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=20.785\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%3Ac=1%3A2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12%3Ac=1%3A2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so,the perimeter of a 30-60-90 triangle with an altitude of \"12\" will be:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=a%2Bb%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=20.785%2B12%2B24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=56.785\"\r
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