SOLUTION: explain how you can use the length of either leg of a 45 45 90 triangle to find the lengths of the longest side.

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Question 324405: explain how you can use the length of either leg of a 45 45 90 triangle to find the lengths of the longest side.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pyhtagorean theorem.
s%5E2%2Bs%5E2=h%5E2
h%5E2=2s%5E2
h=sqrt%282%29%2As