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In triangle abc a is a right angle and m b=45 what is the length of bc

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The length of c would also be 45. Because a triangle adds up to a total of 180 degrees. If a=90 and b=45 then c=45 aswell. Hope this helped :)
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Since A is a right angle and mB = 45°, the right triangle is a 45-45-90 triangle.
This means the following:long leg and short leg have the same value of xhypotenuse is equal to x√2
Since the long leg has been given as 12 ft. The measure of the short leg is also 12 ft.
hypotenuse = x√2 = 12 √2 = 12 * 1.414 = 16.97 ft ⇒ this is the measure of BC.


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