SOLUTION: In right triangle ABC, the measure of angle A is 45°. If the hypotenuse of the triangle has length 5, what is the length of segment BC?

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Question 909918: In right triangle ABC, the measure of angle A is 45°. If the hypotenuse of the triangle has length 5, what is the length of segment BC?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Isosceles Right Triangle
x^2 + x^2 = 5^2 (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)
x^2 = 25/2
x = 5√2/2 = BC