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In a 30-60-90 triangle, what is the length of the hypotenuse when the shorter leg is 5 cm?

User Xochilt
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it is 10 cm. I cant really explain how i got it I just did 5*2=10
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Answer:

Hypotenuse = 10 cm.

Explanation:

Given : In a 30-60-90 triangle when the shorter leg is 5 cm.

To find : What is the length of the hypotenuse.

Solution : We have given a 30-60-90 triangle

By the 30-60-90 triangle rule :

The hypotenuse is equal to twice the length of the shorter leg.

The longer leg is equal to multiplying the shorter leg by the square root of 3.

Hence , hypotenuse = twice the length of the shorter leg.

Hypotenuse = 2 * 5 = 10 cm

Therefore, Hypotenuse = 10 cm.

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