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Intro to 30-60-90 Triangles, Right Triangles and Trigonometry, Geometry Instructional VideoIntro to 30-60-90 Triangles, Right Triangles and Trigonometry, Geometry Instructional Video
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Khan Academy
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9th - 10th
Subjects
Math
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Media Length
9:40
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Duration
10 mins
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Year
2007
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Intro to 30-60-90 Triangles, Right Triangles and Trigonometry, Geometry

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As the fourth part of a series on the Pythagorean Theorem, Sal continues an exploration of the ways to calculate the length of sides of a right triangle using algebra. He also used this theorem to solve problems involving a right triangle with 30- and 60-degree angles.

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pythagorean theorem

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pythagorean theorem, sides of a right triangle, 30-60-90 triangle, math

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