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30-60-90 triangle adjacent leg is 15. what is the opposite leg?

User Partyd
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The measure of the opposite leg is 25.98

Explanation:

Step 1 :

In a right triangle,

  • The side opposite to 90° is the hypotenuse = 2a.
  • The side opposite to 30° is the adjacent leg = a.
  • The side opposite to 60° is the opposite leg = a√3.

Step 2 :

Given,

Adjacent leg, a = 15

Opposite leg, a√3 = 15
* 1.732

Opposite leg = 25.98

User Mohammad Tabbara
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