Jatin108
Hi everyone, i just had one doubt cant 30-60-90 has two different lengths :
like 6,8,10 ( which is 3,4,5 - 30-60-90 triangle) and also 5,5sqrt(3),10 ( 1:sqrt(3):2) ratio)
so in that case 10 Can lead to two diff triangles
Hi Jatin108,
A 30/60/90 right triangle has a 'fixed' relationship in terms of the lengths of the three sides (the specific 'ratio of sides' is X : X√3 : 2X). By extension, if we know the length of any one of the sides in a 30/60/90 right triangle, then we can determine the exact lengths of the other 2 sides. This DS question asks us for the length of side JL (the side across from the 60-degree angle), so we know the ratio of how that one side relates to each of the other two sides.
Fact 1 and Fact 2 each individually provide an exact length for one of the three sides - so we can determine the exact length of the other two (and definitively answer the question that is asked).
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