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A. 4 square root 2
B. 4/ square root 2
C. 4 units
D. Not enough information

A. 4 square root 2 B. 4/ square root 2 C. 4 units D. Not enough information-example-1
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Using a trigonometric relation we can see that the lenght of the legs is 4/√2, the correct option is B.

How to find the lengths of the legs?

Here we have a right triangle, where we know that the length of the hypotenuse is 4, and one of the interior angles measures 45° (also does the other)

So the two legs have the same lenght.

To find that lenght, we can use the relation:

sin(angle) = (opposite cathetus)/hypotenuse

replacing what we know we will get:

sin(45°) = x/4

sin(45°)*4 = x

4/√2 = x

So the correct option is B.

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