A triangle is in the shape of a 30-60-90 right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 11 cm long, find the length of the shorter leg.

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soldier1979 [14.2K]3 years ago

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A 30 60 90 triangle has its shorter side equal to one half the hypotenuse.
So, if hypotenuse = 11 cm then shorter side = 5.5.

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