40 points!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *If one of the legs of a right triangle is 4 in and the hypotenuse is 8 in, find the length of the other

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Hoochie [10]

2 years ago

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40 points!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *If one of the legs of a right triangle is 4 in and the hypotenuse is 8 in, find the length of the other

leg (use a calculator if necessary). Can you guess the measures of the acute angles?

Mathematics

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madam [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-29T20:29:29+03:00

madam [21]2 years ago

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Using pythagoras length of the other leg = sqrt ( 8^2 - 4^2) = sqrt 48 = 4 sqrt3

the ratio of the sides of the triangle = 8 : 4 :4 sqrt3 = 2:1:sqrt3 so this is a
30-60-90 degree triangle