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The hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle measures 128 cm. What is the length of one leg of the triangle?

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Answer:

b

Explanation:

User SuperM
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Answer:

90.51 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)

Explanation:

We can use trigonometry to figure this out

sin = opposite side / hypothenuse

The 45° angle's opposite side is a leg of the triangle

sin 45 = leg / 128

sin 45 * 128 = (leg / 128 ) * 128

0.7071 * 128 = leg

90.51 = leg

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