A shorter LED leg typically indicates the cathode, which is the negative side of the LED, while the longer leg represents the anode, or positive side. This design makes it easier to identify the correct polarity for proper circuit connections. Connecting the LED incorrectly can prevent it from lighting up or may damage the component.
On an LED, one leg will be shorter than the other. The shorter leg is the negative polarity.
To determine the negative leg of a LED, you can look for the longer lead (anode), which is typically the positive leg, while the shorter lead (cathode) is the negative leg. Additionally, the flat edge on the LED's body usually indicates the cathode side, further confirming which leg is negative.
Magnification
The difference between the shorter leg and the longer leg is 60ft. In the model, this distance is only 4in. Multiply 60 by 12 to get the difference in inches, 720in Divide 720 by 4 to find that the model is 180 times smaller than the real thing. Multiply the shorter leg by 12 to convert it into inches, 75*12=900 Divide 900 by 180 and you will have the length of the shorter leg of the model, 5in.
Leg!
The shorter leg on an LED is the cathode, which is usually indicated by a flat edge on the LED's plastic casing or a shorter leg compared to the anode.
On an LED, one leg will be shorter than the other. The shorter leg is the negative polarity.
because the negative leg is shorter.
the negative leg is shorter than the positive leg.
Current flows from the anode (positive terminal) to the cathode (negative terminal) in a LED. The longer leg of the LED indicates the positive anode side, while the shorter leg represents the negative cathode side.
Because if the shorter leg was shorter than the longer leg was long, then the longer leg wouldn't be longer than the shorter leg is short. The short leg would be the longer one rather than the long one being the short one.
.The hypotenuse is twice as long as the shorter leg The longer leg is twice as long as the shorter leg.
The hypotenuse is twice as long as the shorter leg AND The longer leg is 3 times as long as the shorter leg.
The longest leg is the positive leg of any LED.
If you have the shorter legs length, then for the hypotenuse, just multiply the shorter leg by 2. For the longer leg, multiply the shorter leg by the square root of 3.
the longer leg is root 3 times as long as the shorter leg, and the hypotenuse is twice as long as the shorter leg.
The longer leg of an LED is typically the positive (+) terminal, while the shorter leg is the negative (-) terminal. Additionally, the positive leg usually has a flat edge or a notch near it as a visual indicator.