SOLUTION: You are instructed to cut a triangular opening into a wall. Once cut, he triangular opening forms one 30-60 right triangle. The longest side of the triangle measures 10' 0". The sh

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Question 1058151: You are instructed to cut a triangular opening into a wall. Once cut, he triangular opening forms one 30-60 right triangle. The longest side of the triangle measures 10' 0". The shortest side will measure approximately_______ feet
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In a 30-60-90 triangle, the shortest leg is one-half the length of the longest side (the hypotenuse).

If the longest side is 10 feet, then the shortest side will be 10/2 = 5 feet.