To find: the length of the shorter leg and the longer leg.
Answer to Problem 16PPS
The length of the shorter leg is 13 in and the longer leg is 22.516 in.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Hypotenuse = 26 inches
Calculation:
In a right angled
In the current problem, the triangle is a 30°-60°-90°triangle with hypotenuse being equal to 26 in.
Let the smaller leg be x.
The hypotenuse is equal to
Thus, from question, smaller leg x is
The longer leg is given by
Keeping values,
Longer leg
Conclusion:
The length of the shorter leg is 13 in and the longer leg is 22.516 in.
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