how long will the legs of this triangle be

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One of the angles in an isosceles triangles measures 120 degrees.

If the base of this triangle is 4 inch long, how long will the legs of this triangle be?

Hint: Use a special Right triangle, and apply a trigonometric functions to one of the angles to find the size of the leg(s).

 

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A. 2

B.2 square root 3

C. square root 3 / 4 

D.4 square root 3 / 3

 

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