SOLUTION: How do I find unknown side measures of a 45-45-90 triangle? I need to write answers in simplest radical form.
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Hypotenuse is 15^2, sides are both unknown.
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Question 394411: How do I find unknown side measures of a 45-45-90 triangle? I need to write answers in simplest radical form.
Here is an example:
Hypotenuse is 15^2, sides are both unknown.
Is there a formula to solve this type of problem?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: If you have a 45-45-90 triangle with a leg of length 'x', then the hypotenuse is
Conversely, if you know the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 triangle, call it 'h', then the two equal legs are equal to
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