Question

In the triangle below, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 6

Step-by-step explanation:

I'd like to begin by apologizing for the late reply.

PROCESS:

1) Begin by analyzing the triangle

2) Notice how you can take the sin of 30 to find the hypotenuse

3) sin30= 3/x

4) If you don't see how I did that, a fun trig word play for functions, is

S O/H

C A/H

T O/A

where

S= Sine

C= Cosine

T= Tangent

O= Opposite

H= Hypotenuse

A= Adjacent

so side opposite of 30 is side 3, and the hypotenuse is x.

5) sin30= 3/x = 6

6) Your answer, hypotenuse is 6

BONUS: If you want to find the base length, use Pythagorean theorem.

c=√a2+b2

b=√c2-a2= √6^2 - 3^2= 5.19 or 5.2