SOLUTION: What are the variables if a triangle has 30 60 90 degree angle set and a hypotenuse of 30 x is the height of the triangle and y is the base

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Question 973882: What are the variables if a triangle has 30 60 90 degree angle set and a hypotenuse of 30 x is the height of the triangle and y is the base
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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30-60-90 triangles are 1, sqrt(3) and 2, where 2 is the hypotenuse.
x is the height, and it is 15, half of 30. The base is15 sqrt(3)).
By the Pythagorean Theorem, 15^2=225, (15 sqrt(3))^2= 675, and 30^2 =900, the sum of the first two.