Will award medal for help!! Consider the right triangle ABC given below

What is the length of the hypotenuse of triangle ABC?
What is the length of the shorter leg of triangle ABC?
What is the length of the longer leg of triangle ABC?

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Will award medal for help!! Consider the right triangle ABC given below

What is the length of the hypotenuse of triangle ABC?
What is the length of the shorter leg of triangle ABC?
What is the length of the longer leg of triangle ABC?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

So, how far have you gotten so far?

anonymous · Answer

not very far

anonymous · Answer

I will probably have to use tan since I don't know the hypotenuse yet

anonymous · Answer

Well, we need to start with what we know the most about. Yes, the tangent function is a good place to start.

mertsj · Answer

Do you know about the special 30-60-90 right triangle?

mertsj · Answer

That is what you are supposed to use here.

anonymous · Answer

$$\tan 60=10/x$$
$$x=10/\tan60$$

anonymous · Answer

short leg=1/2H

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

x=5.77

anonymous · Answer

I will be back in 15-30 minutes. Please be back to help then as I do want to understand this

mertsj · Answer

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