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Geometry and TrigonometryEasy–MediumShorter leg of a 30° right triangle

Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 10 and an acute angle of 30°. What is the length of the leg opposite the 30° angle?

Answer: 5

The side opposite 30° is half the hypotenuse: 10 × sin 30° = 5.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 20
20 doubles the hypotenuse instead of halving it.
If you answered 8.66
8.66 is the leg opposite 60° (10 × cos 30°).
If you answered 5.77
5.77 is 10 × tan 30°, the wrong ratio.

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