{"id":220567,"date":"2025-05-28T13:01:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=220567"},"modified":"2025-05-28T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:02:01","slug":"find-the-indicated-side-of-the-triangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/28\/find-the-indicated-side-of-the-triangle\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the indicated side of the triangle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Acellus Learning System ght Triangles Find the indicated side of the triangle. 12 30 b a = [?] Enter sty e A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve for the missing side of a <strong>right triangle<\/strong> using the <strong>Acellus Learning System<\/strong> problem involving angles (likely 30\u00b0) and side lengths (12), we\u2019ll assume the following typical setup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Given<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>right triangle<\/strong> with one angle = <strong>30\u00b0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The side <strong>opposite the 30\u00b0 angle<\/strong> = <strong>12 units<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are to find side <strong>a<\/strong> (let&#8217;s assume it&#8217;s either the hypotenuse or the adjacent side based on standard triangle rules)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step-by-Step Solution<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <strong>30\u00b0-60\u00b0-90\u00b0 triangle<\/strong>, the side relationships are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The side <strong>opposite 30\u00b0<\/strong> is <strong>half the hypotenuse<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The side <strong>opposite 60\u00b0<\/strong> is <strong>\u221a3\/2 of the hypotenuse<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>hypotenuse<\/strong> is <strong>twice<\/strong> the side opposite 30\u00b0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Case 1: If side 12 is opposite the 30\u00b0 angle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Then the <strong>hypotenuse (a)<\/strong> is: a=2\u00d712=24a = 2 \\times 12 = 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, <strong>a = 24 units<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Case 2: If side 12 is adjacent to 30\u00b0 (i.e., between the 30\u00b0 and 90\u00b0 angles)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Then side <strong>a (opposite 30\u00b0)<\/strong> is: tan\u2061(30\u00b0)=a12\u21d2a=12\u00d7tan\u2061(30\u00b0)=12\u00d733\u224812\u00d70.577=6.93\\tan(30\u00b0) = \\frac{a}{12} \\Rightarrow a = 12 \\times \\tan(30\u00b0) = 12 \\times \\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3} \\approx 12 \\times 0.577 = 6.93<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, <strong>a \u2248 6.93 units<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the prompt directly connects <strong>12 and 30\u00b0<\/strong>, and no triangle diagram is visible, it\u2019s most likely referencing a <strong>standard 30-60-90 triangle<\/strong> where <strong>12 is the side opposite 30\u00b0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Final Answer: <strong>a = 24 units<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the indicated side of a triangle, we must identify whether the triangle is right-angled and what side and angle we are working with. In this problem, we are told it is a <strong>right triangle<\/strong>, and we are given an angle of <strong>30\u00b0<\/strong> and a side length of <strong>12<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a right triangle where one of the angles is 30\u00b0, the triangle is called a <strong>30\u00b0-60\u00b0-90\u00b0 triangle<\/strong>, which has known side length ratios. Specifically, the side opposite the 30\u00b0 angle is exactly <strong>half the length of the hypotenuse<\/strong>, and the side opposite the 60\u00b0 angle is the hypotenuse times <strong>\u221a3\/2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the side of 12 is opposite the 30\u00b0 angle, then we use the rule: Hypotenuse=2\u00d7(Opposite&nbsp;30\u00b0)=2\u00d712=24\\text{Hypotenuse} = 2 \\times (\\text{Opposite 30\u00b0}) = 2 \\times 12 = 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means side <strong>a<\/strong>, which is the hypotenuse, is <strong>24 units<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the side of 12 were instead adjacent to the 30\u00b0 angle, we would use the tangent function, since: tan\u2061(30\u00b0)=oppositeadjacent\u21d2opposite=12\u00d7tan\u2061(30\u00b0)\\tan(30\u00b0) = \\frac{\\text{opposite}}{\\text{adjacent}} \\Rightarrow \\text{opposite} = 12 \\times \\tan(30\u00b0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which gives a smaller value, about <strong>6.93<\/strong>. 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