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In a 30-60-90 triangle the long leg is half the hypotenuse
Always
Sometime
Never

User Mokuril
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I wanted to say Sometime
But I believe the answer is Never
User Abhilash Joseph
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Answer:

Never.

Explanation:

Definition:

In a 30-60-90 triangles:

  • The length of a hypotenuse sides is twice the length of the shorter leg
  • The length of the Longer side is
    √(3) times the shorter leg.

As per the statement:

In a 30-60-90 triangle the long leg is half the hypotenuse.

since,


\text{Shorter leg} = (1)/(√(3)) \cdot \text{Length of longer side}

By definition;

length of a hypotenuse sides is twice the length of the shorter leg


\text{length of hypotenuse} = 2 \cdot (1)/(√(3)) \cdot \text{Length of longer side}


\text{length of hypotenuse} =(2)/(√(3)) \cdot \text{Length of longer side}


\text{length of longer side} =(√(3))/(2) \cdot \text{Length of Hypotenuse side}

Therefore. the given statement "In a 30-60-90 triangle the long leg is half the hypotenuse." is Never.

User Turner Hayes
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