Puzzle: The Mystery of the Triangle Heights

 A right triangle has one angle of 30° and a hypotenuse of length 10 units.

  • Find the lengths of the other two sides using basic trigonometric functions.
  • Find the height of the triangle (the perpendicular distance from the right angle to the hypotenuse).
  • Bonus Challenge: If you were to inscribe a circle inside this triangle (called the incircle), what would be the radius of that circle?


Clues:

  1. Hint for Side Lengths: Use the sine and cosine functions to find the sides opposite and adjacent to the 30° angle.
  2. Hint for Height: Use the area formula for a triangle and relate it to the known base and height.
  3. Hint for Bonus: The formula for the radius of the incircle is related to the triangle's area and perimeter.

Solve this puzzle step by step!

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