On an LED, one leg will be shorter than the other. The shorter leg is the negative polarity.
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!
A hypotenuse should not be shorter than a leg length.
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.
There are an infinite number of different sets of lengths that will do it. You have to start by choosing the length of one side, and when you do that, here's how to find the others: Shorter leg = (longer leg) x 0.364 Shorter leg = (hypotenuse) x 0.342 Longer leg = (shorter leg) x 2.747 Longer leg = (hypotenuse) x 0.94 Hypotenuse = (shorter leg) / 0.342 Hypotenuse = (longer leg) / 0.94
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.