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Standard IX
Mathematics
Equilateral and Isosceles Triangle Properties
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Question
Find the value of
tan
30
o
geometrically.
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Solution
Consider an equilateral triangle
Δ
A
B
C
with sides
A
B
=
B
C
=
C
A
=
2
a
∠
A
=
∠
B
=
∠
C
=
60
∘
Draw
A
O
⊥
B
C
In
Δ
A
B
D
and
Δ
A
C
D
AD=AD (common)
∠
A
O
B
=
∠
A
D
C
=
(
90
∘
)
A
B
=
A
C
(
Δ
A
B
C
is equilateral)
∴
Δ
A
B
C
≅
Δ
A
C
D
B
D
=
D
C
(
C
.
P
.
C
.
T
)
∴
B
D
=
2
a
2
=
a
and
∠
B
A
D
=
60
2
=
30
∘
A
D
=
√
2
a
2
−
a
2
=
√
3
a
(Pythagoras theorem)
So,
tan
30
=
p
e
r
p
e
n
d
i
c
u
l
a
r
b
a
s
e
=
a
√
3
a
tan
30
=
1
√
3
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