document.write( "Question 1172290: Please check my work, thank you.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. A 30-60-90 triangle has a hypotenuse of 10. Use special right triangle formulas to find the long side. Explain your work.
\n" ); document.write( "Hypotenuse = x : x√3 : 2x
\n" ); document.write( "Hyp - 5 x 2 = 10
\n" ); document.write( "Longest leg is 5 (square rt3) which will be 8.660\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Long side = 8.660
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Algebra.Com's Answer #797262 by Boreal(15235)\"\" \"About 
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You are correct, except for the 5*2 =10 part. The shortest side (which they aren't asking for) is 1/2 of the hypotenuse. If they want the exact solution, keep the radical and 5 sqrt(3). \n" ); document.write( "
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