A right triangle has a hypotenuse of square root of 50. ​ What are possible lengths of the two legs of this triangle?

Respuesta :

For 45-45-90 degree triangle

The length of other two legs: 5

For 30-60-90 degree triangle

The shorter leg= 3.53

The larger leg = 6.11

Step-by-step explanation:

length of Hypotenuse = [tex]\sqrt{50}[/tex]

We need to find possible lengths of the two legs of this triangle.

If the triangle is 45-45-90 degree triangle the length of other two sides would be same and can be found by:

[tex]Length\,\,of\,\,leg:\frac{\sqrt{50} }{\sqrt{2} } \\Length\,\,of\,\,leg:5[/tex]

Since both legs are of same size so, length of other leg = 5

If the triangle is 30-60-90 degree triangle then:

To find shorter length: Divide hypotenuse by 2.

To find other side length: Multiply shorter length by [tex]\sqrt{3}[/tex]

The shorter leg = [tex]\frac{\sqrt{50} }{2}= 3.53[/tex]

The other leg (larger) = [tex]3.53\times \sqrt{3} =6.11[/tex]