A geometry problem by Harrison Froats

Geometry Level 2

A right angle triangle has a hypotenuse that is 10.5cm long, and one of the angles is 30 degrees. Find the two other side lengths.

5.25, 9.09 8.81, 7.00 5.75, 6.32 6.91, 7.10

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4 solutions

I used the 30-60-90 triangles with factor 10.5. This means the other sides are 10.5 * 0.5 and 40 * 0.5 * sqrt(3).

Harrison Froats
May 31, 2017

=sin(30)\(\frac{opp}{10.5} )

o p p = s i n ( 30 ) x 10.5 opp=sin(30) x 10.5

o p p = 5.25 c m opp=5.25cm

= 10. 5 2 5.2 5 2 =10.5^2 - 5.25^2

= / s q r t [ 2 ] 82.68 = /sqrt[2]{82.68}

= 9.09 =9.09

Nikhil Raj
Jun 8, 2017

H e r e , A C = 10.5 A l s o , C = 3 0 sin 30 = 1 2 A B A C = 1 2 A B 10.5 = 1 2 A B = 5.25 N o w , cos 30 = 3 2 B C A C = 3 2 B C 10.5 = 3 2 B C = 5.25 3 9.09 Here, AC = 10.5 \\ \begin{aligned} Also, \angle C = 30^\circ \implies \sin 30 = \dfrac{1}{2} \\ \implies \dfrac{AB}{AC} = \dfrac12 \\ \implies \dfrac{AB}{10.5} = \dfrac12 \\ \therefore AB = \boxed{5.25} \end{aligned} \\ Now, \cos 30 = \dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2} \\ \dfrac{BC}{AC} = \dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2} \\ \dfrac{BC}{10.5} = \dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2} \implies BC = 5.25\sqrt3 \approx \boxed{9.09}

Eric Taylor
Jun 1, 2017

Given that we have 1 side length (10.5cm) and 2 angles (30° and 90°), we can use sine law.

a s i n A = b s i n B \frac{a}{sinA}=\frac{b}{sinB}

a = s i n ( 30 ° ) × 10.5 c m s i n ( 90 ° ) a=sin(30°)×\frac{10.5cm}{sin(90°)}

a = 5.25 c m a=5.25cm

There is only one answer that has 5.25cm as a side length, therefore we don't have to solve for the other side length as it is the only option.

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