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The base of a right triangle is 1 foot, and the interior angles are 45-45-90. What is its area?

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As you see from the figure on the right, two 45-45-90 triangles together make a square, so the area of one of them is half the area of the square. As a formula.


The base of a right triangle is 1 foot, and the interior angles are 45-45-90. What-example-1
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170 is the area of your question
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