SOLUTION: A 30-60-90 triangle has a hypoteneuse of 10. Use special right triangle formulas to find the long side. Show your work.

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Question 290281: A 30-60-90 triangle has a hypoteneuse of 10. Use special right triangle formulas to find the long side. Show your work.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: if 'x' is the length of the short side, then 2x is the length of the hypotenuse. Use the pythagorean theorem to find that the long side is x%2Asqrt%283%29 units long. So in this case, 2x=10. Solve this for 'x' and plug the solution into x%2Asqrt%283%29 to find the length of the longer leg.