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Which triangle is a 30°-60°-90° triangle?

A triangle has side lengths of 5, 10, and 5 StartRoot 3 EndRoot.
A triangle has side lengths of 5, 15, and 5 StartRoot 3 EndRoot.
A triangle has side lengths of 5, 10, and 10 StartRoot 3 EndRoot.
A triangle has side lengths of 10, 15, and 5 StartRoot 3 EndRoot

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A 30°-60°-90° triangle has side ratios 1 : √3 : 2 (so the hypotenuse is twice the shortest side).

Only the first set, 5, 10, 5√3, fits: 10 = 2·5 and 5√3 = 5·√3. Also 5^2 + (5√3)^2 = 25 + 75 = 100 = 10^2.

So the triangle with sides 5, 10, 5√3 is the 30°-60°-90° triangle.