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How do you find the leg if you know the hypothenuse of a 45 45 90 triangle?

Maggie071

by Maggie071 at August 11, 2010

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divide by root2 if the hypotenuse is 6root2, the legs are 6 if the hypotenuse is 6, the legs are 3root2

Jiyoungy Jiyoungy August 12, 2010

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the ratio of the sides are y:y:y square root of two. so the hypotnuse is the lenght of one leg multiplied by square root of two. so divide by square root of two for inverse

GURUKID GURUKID August 13, 2010

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