A 30°–60°–90° triangle has a hypotenuse with a length of 18. What is the length of the shorter leg of the triangle?

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A 30°–60°–90° triangle has a hypotenuse with a length of 18.

What is the length of the shorter leg of the triangle?

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the short leg of a 30-60-90 triangle is half the measure of the hypotenuse, so the short leg is **9 units long**

BSG answered Oct 8, 2016

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