Question #N471
In a right triangle, one angle measures 30 degrees and the hypotenuse is 10 centimeters. What is the length of the shorter leg of the triangle?
A. 5 centimeters
B. 5\sqrt{3} centimeters
C. 10\sqrt{3} centimeters
D. 10 centimeters
Correct Answer is: A
In a 30-60-90 triangle, the shorter leg is half the length of the hypotenuse. Therefore, the shorter leg is 10 centimeters / 2 = 5 centimeters.