SOLUTION: Suppose a right triangle has an acute angle of π/4 and a hypotenuse of length 4. Find the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle.

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Question 983892: Suppose a right triangle has an acute angle of π/4 and a hypotenuse of length 4.
Find the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle.

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If one of the acute angles of a right triangle measures radians, then the right triangle is isosceles. Hence, the sides are in ratio:



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