In a 30-60-90 triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is 6. What is the length of the shortest side?

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LizzAlice · Answer 1 · 2021-03-12T03:40:53+0000

Answer:

The hypotenuse of a 30–60–90 triangle is 6 units.

The length of the shortest side = 6 cos 60 = 3 units. Answer

Additional information:

The longer side = 6 cos 30 = 5.196152423 units