The length of the shorter leg of a 30°-60°-90° triangle is 5. What is its perimeter?
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In a 30°-60°-90° triangle, the length of the longer leg is always twice the length of the shorter leg. So, the longer leg in this triangle is 2 times 5, which is 10. Show more…
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