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Solve for y.
45-45-90
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Solve for y. 45-45-90 Please help-example-1
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Answer:

20

Explanation:

The hypotenuse is 24 + 6 of the biggest right triangle.

= 30

If it's a 45-45-90 triangle, you know you can use Pythagorean theorem to solve for missing sides.

But, the 45-45-90 triangle is a special triangle. The two legs are equal.

So, assume the two legs = x.

x^2 + x^2 = 30^2

2x^2 = 900

x^2 = 450

Square root both sides to get rid of the power of 2.

x = 21.2

A shortcut to this without pythagorean theorem is dividing the hypotenuse by rad 2. If you do 30 / (rad2) on your calculator, you'll get 21.2

Now that we know x = 21.2, we can find y for the other right triangle.

X is the hypotenuse, since it is opposite to the right angle.

x^2 = y^2 + 6^2

We know x to the power of 2 is 450 (highlighted)

450 = y^2 + 36

Subtract 36 on both sides

y^2 = 414

Square root both sides

y = 20.347

approx. 20

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