Question

The length of the shortest side of a 30-60-90 triangle is 2 cm. Which of the following is the length of the hypotenuse?

2cm
√3cm
4cm
2 √3cm

Answer 1

4 cm

Explanation:

The ratios of sides in a 30-60-90 triangle are ...

1 : √3 : 2

The hypotenuse is double the length of the shortest side, so is 4 cm in your triangle.