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The longer leg of a 30-60-90° triangle is 18. What is the length of the other leg?

A) 1213
B) 93
C) 9
D) 63

User Technik
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Answer:

D

Explanation:

In a 30-60-90 triangle, the longer leg is
√(3) times larger than the smaller leg. The length of the shorter leg is therefore:


(18)/(√(3))= \\\\\\(18√(3))/(3)= \\\\\\6√(3)

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