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Geometry. Find the indicated side of the triangle. Include a clear answer and description if possible.

Geometry. Find the indicated side of the triangle. Include a clear answer and description-example-1
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Hello!

To find side b of this right triangle, you would need to use cosine.

The formula for cosine is opposite / hypotenuse.

Since this is a 45-45-90 triangle, this type of triangle has unique characteristics compared to other triangles.

The ratio between the angles 45-45-90 are 1:1:√2. (or x : x : x√2).

45 → x, 90 → x√2

The given ratio says that the other sides of the triangle should be equal to half the hypotenuse times the √2.


(10)/(2)√(2) = 5√(2). 5√2 is equal to about 7.071678...

We can check this method by using cosine.

cos(45) = b / 10 (multiply both sides by 10)

10cos(45) = b

b = 7.071678...

Therefore, the measure of side b is equal to 5√2.

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