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Can somebody solve this please Which is the right answer?

Can somebody solve this please Which is the right answer?-example-1
User JMabee
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Answer:

25 cm

Explanation:

Since we're given that L is a right angle and M = 30°, we know that this is a 30-60-90 triangle since the sum of all the angles in a triangle will always equal 180 and 180 - (30 + 90) = 60.

To further explain the sides in a 30-60-90 triangle (and keep the explanation consistent with the letters in the problem), we can think of m as being a normal side:

-The side opposite the 30° angle is the smallest side and normal

-The side opposite the 60° angle is larger than the 30° and smaller than the hypotenuse. We can think of it as m√3 since you find it is the product of the 30° side and √3.

-The hypotenuse (side opposite the right angle) is the largest side. We can think of it as 2m as it is the the 30° doubled.

Since we know that MN = 50 and it is the hypotenuse, we can easily find LN by simply dividing 50 by 2 to get LN = 25 cm.

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