In a 30°- 60°- 90° right triangle, the shorter leg is 5 cm. How long are the other two sides of the triangle..
is the formula like using hypotenuse backwards??

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In a 30°- 60°- 90° right triangle, the shorter leg is 5 cm. How long are the other two sides of the triangle..
is the formula like using hypotenuse backwards??

anonymous · Answer

You can use sine law.

campbell_st · Answer

in a exact value tirangle|dw:1335332010196:dw|

is th side opposite the  the 30 is 5   then its 5 x 1

multiply the other sides of the triangle above to get the values

hypotenuse = 10

middle leg = 5square root 3