What is the length of the hypotenuse of a 30-60-90 triangle if the short leg has a length of 10?

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Chandrakant Thakkar · Answer 1 · 2024-04-07T06:33:15+0000

Answer: 20

Explanation:

30-60-90 triangles are special: Their side lengths fall in a ratio of 1:2:
√(3) , in order of Shortleg : hypotenuse : longleg

Since we know the short leg is 10, the hypotenuse must be double, or 20.