CALCULATOR
30 60 90 Triangle Long Leg from Short Leg Calculator
30 60 90 Triangle Long Leg from Short Leg. Example: Short leg: 2 m gives 3.46410161514 m. Exactly30/60/90degree triangle; input opposite30degrees, result opposite60degrees. Only this original stated job is proposed, not full historical source coverage. Input domains and output unit must be visible.
Exactly30/60/90degree triangle; input opposite30degrees, result opposite60degrees. Only this original stated job is proposed, not full historical source coverage. Input domains and output unit must be visible. Derivation: Bisect an equilateral triangle; hypotenuse2short and Pythagoras gives long²=3short².
Accepted inputs: Short leg: 0.001 to 10,000 m.
How the calculation works
long leg=√3 short leg
Worked example
With short leg 2 m, 30 60 90 triangle long leg from short leg is 3.464101615 m.
Assumptions and limits
Exactly30/60/90degree triangle; input opposite30degrees, result opposite60degrees. Only this original stated job is proposed, not full historical source coverage. Input domains and output unit must be visible. Derivation: Bisect an equilateral triangle; hypotenuse2short and Pythagoras gives long²=3short².