Enter 1 out of 3

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A 30-60-90 right triangle has a hypotenuse length of 16.
Calculate the small side and large side:

Answer

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A 30-60-90 right triangle has a hypotenuse length of 16

Calculate the small side and large side:

30-60-90 relationship:

1,√3,2

Calculate Small Side:

Small Side = ½ x Hypotenuse

Small Side = ½ x 16

Small Side = 8

Calculate Large Side:

Large Side = √3 * Small Side

Large Side = √3 * 8

Large Side = 8√3

Final Side Lengths:

8, 8√3 or 13.8564, 16

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