SOLUTION: Hello, there and thank you so much for helping me tongight! my question today, is on special triangles. This is how my question goes: it is a 45-45-90 triangle i need to f

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Question 410904: Hello, there and thank you so much for helping me tongight!
my question today, is on special triangles. This is how my question goes:
it is a 45-45-90 triangle
i need to find the value of each variable
hypotenuse= b
one leg= 7
and shortest leg =a
i am sooo lost and thank you soo much!
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Alan3354:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sides of a 45-45-90 triangle are in the ratio 1:1:sqrt%282%29, so
both legs are equal. a+=+7, b+=+7%2Asqrt%282%29

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the 2 angles are 45º, the 2 sides are equal.
The "shortest leg" = 7.
Hypotenuse+=+sqrt%287%5E2+%2B+7%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2898%29
Hyp+=+7sqrt%282%29