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PQRS is a square and T is the intersection of he diagonals. STP=?

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STP is a right, isosceles triangle.


The diagonals of a square cut the square itself in two equal right isosceles triangles. So, both diagonals cut the square in four right isosceles triangles.


STP is a right triangle because the two diagonal are perpendicular to each other, and it is isosceles because ST and TP are both half a diagonal, because the two diagonals intersect in their midpoint.


So, the angles of STP are 90, 45 and 45 degrees.


As for the lengths, SP is a side of the square, so let's call its length
l. The diagonals of a square are
l√(2) units long, and so
ST = TP = (l√(2))/(2)


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