9030-60-90 triangle sides
In a right triangle, one angle measures 30°. The side opposite the 60° angle has length 6√3. What is the length of the hypotenuse? A) 6 B) 6√3 C) 12 D) 12√3
The hypotenuse is 12, answer C. In a 30-60-90 triangle the sides scale as 1 : √3 : 2; since the side opposite 60° is 6√3, the scale factor is 6, so the hypotenuse (opposite 90°) is 2×6 = 12.