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.
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=sin(30)\(\frac{opp}{10.5} )
o p p = s i n ( 3 0 ) x 1 0 . 5
o p p = 5 . 2 5 c m
= 1 0 . 5 2 − 5 . 2 5 2
= / s q r t [ 2 ] 8 2 . 6 8
= 9 . 0 9
H e r e , A C = 1 0 . 5 A l s o , ∠ C = 3 0 ∘ ⟹ sin 3 0 = 2 1 ⟹ A C A B = 2 1 ⟹ 1 0 . 5 A B = 2 1 ∴ A B = 5 . 2 5 N o w , cos 3 0 = 2 3 A C B C = 2 3 1 0 . 5 B C = 2 3 ⟹ B C = 5 . 2 5 3 ≈ 9 . 0 9
Given that we have 1 side length (10.5cm) and 2 angles (30° and 90°), we can use sine law.
s i n A a = s i n B b
a = s i n ( 3 0 ° ) × s i n ( 9 0 ° ) 1 0 . 5 c m
a = 5 . 2 5 c m
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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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).