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The length of the hypotenuse of a 30-60 right triangle is 12 inches find the length of the side opposite the 30 angle?
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∙ 14y ago
Use the sine ratio:
sine 30 = opposite/12
opposite = 12*sine 30
opposite = 6 inches
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