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Use right triangle ABC. The figure is for reference only and is not drawn to scale. In a 30-60-90 triangle, the shorter leg had a length of 8. What is the length of the longer leg?

Use right triangle ABC. The figure is for reference only and is not drawn to scale-example-1
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Answer:

In a 30 60 90 triangle, the longer leg = shorter leg * square root (3)

longer leg = 8 * square root (3) = 8 * 1.7320508076

= 13.8564064606

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