SOLUTION: Please help me solve the following problem:
If one leg of a right triangle measures 8 feet and the the angle measures 30, what is the measure of the other leg?
The triangle looks
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Question 409033: Please help me solve the following problem:
If one leg of a right triangle measures 8 feet and the the angle measures 30, what is the measure of the other leg?
The triangle looks like this:
30 degrees
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8 feet
THANK YOU!!! =) Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! What you have is a 30/60/90 triangle.
A^2+B^2=C^2
A=30 DEGREES, B=60 DEGREES.
This is a 1/2/sqrt3 triangle.
If A=8 Then: B=2*8=16 Ans. for the other leg.
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