SOLUTION: a right trianle has sides a=45 degrees a=3 c=?

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Question 623608: a right trianle has sides
a=45 degrees
a=3
c=?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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In a 45-45-90 triangle, if the legs are x units, then the hypotenuse is x*sqrt(2) units.

In this case, each leg is 3 units. So the hypotenuse is 3*sqrt(2)


So c = 3*sqrt(2)