Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 8 - Right Triangles and Trigonometry - 8-2 Special Right Triangles - Lesson Check - Page 503: 2

Answer

$x = 3$

Work Step by Step

In a $30^{\circ}-60^{\circ}-90^{\circ}$ triangle, the hypotenuse is two times the shorter leg. Let's write an equation to solve for $x$, the length of the shorter leg: $6 = 2x$ Divide each side by $2$ to solve for $x$: $x = 3$
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