SOLUTION: The length of one leg of a 45 degree-45 degree right triangle is 3.7 metters. What is the lengths of the other sides?

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Question 394999: The length of one leg of a 45 degree-45 degree right triangle is 3.7 metters. What is the lengths of the other sides?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
Note: 45-45-90 rtΔ , the ratio between legs and the hypotenuse is 1:1:
legs are equal: the other leg is 3.7m
Hypotenuse =
CHECKING our Answer
(3.7)^2 + (3.7)^2 = c^2
2(3.7)^2 = c^2
= c |tossing out negative solution for length
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