Question

The Sullivan household wants build a patio deck in the shape of a 45-45-90 triangle in a nice corner section of their backyard . They have enough room for a triangle with a leg of 20 feet . What will the length of the hypotenuse be ?

Answer 1

20√2=28.2842....

Explanation:

special right traingles

a 45-45-90 states that the legs are congruent and the hypotenuse is leg√2