SOLUTION: In a 30 60 90 triangle the shorter leg is 8.5 i need to find x and y

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Question 594540: In a 30 60 90 triangle the shorter leg is 8.5 i need to find x and y
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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In a 30 60 90 triangle the shorter leg is 8.5 i need to find x and y
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The shorter leg is (1/2) of the hypotenuse.
So the hypotenuse is 2(8.5) = 17
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Use Pythagoras to find the langer leg:
x^2 + 8.5^2 = 17^2
x^2 = 216.75
x = 14.72
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Cheers,
Stan H.