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What is the length of
each leg of the triangle below?

What is the length of each leg of the triangle below?-example-1
User Vasiliy R
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Answer:

11 sqrt(2)

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we can use trig functions

sin theta = opp / hypotenuse

sin 45 = x /22

22 sin 45 = x

22 ( sqrt(2)/2) =x

11 sqrt(2)

The legs are equal since the base angles are equal

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