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What is the length of the short leg in the 30-60-90 triangle shown below?
30
513
60
A. 525
B. 10
O c. 5
D. 515

Answer 1

Answer: 5

Explanation:

Remember the relationships of the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle. The longer leg is sqrt(3) times the value of the shorter leg. By dividing 5
`√(3\\)` with
`√(3)` you get 5 as the length of the shorter leg.