Bell Ringer 30 60 3 X Y Find x and y
Objective I can evaluate the legs and hypotenuse of a triangle in word problems
Let’s identify the sides of a 30 -60 -90 triangle 30 60 Hypotenuse Long Leg The side located across the 60 angle! The shortest side located across the 30 angle! The longest side located across the right angle! Short Leg
30 60 3 6 Hypotenuse = 2*Short Leg Short Leg Long Leg= Short Leg* Formula 3
Example 1 30 60 X 53 Y Find x and y. Solution: Which leg is given? Long Leg Long Leg= Long Leg = Short Leg *
Example 2 If an equilateral triangle has side with length, find the length of the altitude.
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