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In a right-angled triangle, if one angle is 30 degrees and the adjacent side is 600, what is the length of the opposite side H? Use sin 30 = 0.5.

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Here are the solutions for finding 'H' in both right-angled triangles.

For the first triangle:

  1. Identify the knowns and unknowns.

    We have a right-angled triangle with an angle of 30∘30^\circ. The side opposite this angle is HH, and the side adjacent to this angle is 600. We are given sin⁡30∘=0.5\sin 30^\circ = 0.5.
    To relate the opposite and adjacent sides, we use the tangent function:

    tan⁡θ=oppositeadjacent\tan \theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{adjacent}} tan⁡30∘=H600\tan 30^\circ = \frac{H}{600}
  2. Calculate tan⁡30∘\tan 30^\circ using the given sin⁡30∘\sin 30^\circ.

    We know that tan⁡θ=sin⁡θcos⁡θ\tan \theta = \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}. First, we find cos⁡30∘\cos 30^\circ using the identity sin⁡2θ+cos⁡2θ=1\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1:

    cos⁡30∘=1−sin⁡230∘\cos 30^\circ = \sqrt{1 - \sin^2 30^\circ} cos⁡30∘=1−(0.5)2\cos 30^\circ = \sqrt{1 - (0.5)^2} cos⁡30∘=1−0.25\cos 30^\circ = \sqrt{1 - 0.25} cos⁡30∘=0.75=34=32\cos 30^\circ = \sqrt{0.75} = \sqrt{\frac{3}{4}} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}

    Now, calculate tan⁡30∘\tan 30^\circ:

    tan⁡30∘=sin⁡30∘cos⁡30∘=0.532=1232=13\tan 30^\circ = \frac{\sin 30^\circ}{\cos 30^\circ} = \frac{0.5}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}} = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}
  3. Solve for HH.

    Substitute the value of tan⁡30∘\tan 30^\circ into the equation from Step 1:

    13=H600\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{H}{600} H=6003H = \frac{600}{\sqrt{3}}

    To rationalize the denominator, multiply the numerator and denominator by 3\sqrt{3}:

    H=60033H = \frac{600\sqrt{3}}{3} H=2003H = 200\sqrt{3}

    Using the approximate value 3≈1.732\sqrt{3} \approx 1.732:

    H≈200×1.732H \approx 200 \times 1.732 H≈346.4H \approx 346.4

    The value of HH for the first triangle is \boxed{\text{200\sqrt{3} or approximately 346.4}}

    For the second triangle:

  4. Identify the knowns and unknowns.

    We have a right-angled triangle with an angle of 60∘60^\circ. The side opposite this angle is HH, and the hypotenuse is 30 cm30 \text{ cm}. We are given sin⁡60∘=0.9\sin 60^\circ = 0.9.
    To relate the opposite side and the hypotenuse, we use the sine function:

    sin⁡θ=oppositehypotenuse\sin \theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}} sin⁡60∘=H30 cm\sin 60^\circ = \frac{H}{30 \text{ cm}}
  5. Solve for HH.

    Substitute the given value of sin⁡60∘=0.9\sin 60^\circ = 0.9 into the equation from Step 1:

    0.9=H30 cm0.9 = \frac{H}{30 \text{ cm}} H=0.9×30 cmH = 0.9 \times 30 \text{ cm} H=27 cmH = 27 \text{ cm}

    The value of HH for the second triangle is 27 cm\boxed{\text{27 cm}}

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