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Find the missing side lengths, put radicals in the simplest form

Find the missing side lengths, put radicals in the simplest form-example-1

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Answer:

u = 2
√(5) v =
√(15)

Explanation:

longer leg of a 30-60-90 triangle is shorter leg times
√(3) and the hypotenuse of a 30-60-90 triangle is shorter leg times 2.

So, the length of the shorter leg =
√(5)

Therefore, u = 2
√(5) and v =
√(3) √(5) = √(15)

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