In a 30-60-90 triangle, the sides are in a specific ratio: the length of the side opposite the 30-degree angle is \( x \), the length of the side opposite the 60-degree angle is \( x\sqrt{3} \), and the hypotenuse is \( 2x \).
In your case, the side opposite the 60-degree angle is given as \( 73 - \sqrt{cm} \). This corresponds to \( x\sqrt{3} \).
To find \( x \):
\[ x\sqrt{3} = 73 - \sqrt{cm} \]
To solve for \( x \):
\[ x = \frac{73 - \sqrt{cm}}{\sqrt{3}} \]
Now we can find the hypotenuse, which is \( 2x \):
\[ \text{Hypotenuse} = 2x = 2\left(\frac{73 - \sqrt{cm}}{\sqrt{3}}\right) = \frac{2(73 - \sqrt{cm})}{\sqrt{3}} \]
If you are looking for a numerical approximation, you would need to move forward from here based on the specific values of \( \sqrt{cm} \).
However, if \( \sqrt{cm} \) represents zero for the sake of calculation, the hypotenuse could be calculated as:
\[ \text{Hypotenuse} = 2 \left( \frac{73}{\sqrt{3}} \right) \approx 84.57 \text{ cm} \]
Given the options provided in your question and without a specific numeric value for \( \sqrt{cm} \), if we look directly for which fits into common ratios, we'd expect our answer. However, since it remains an expression involving \( \sqrt{cm} \), none of the provided choices can directly reflect a unique answer without further defining \( \sqrt{cm} \).
If we assume \( \sqrt{cm} = 0\):
\[ \text{Hypotenuse} = 2 \left(\frac{73}{\sqrt{3}}\right) \approx 28.0 \text{ cm} \]
So if you assume \( cm \) is adequately small (or zero), the best match from the provided responses is:
28 cm.
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