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How do I find leg sizes with hypotenuse given of a 45,90,45 triangle

How do I find leg sizes with hypotenuse given of a 45,90,45 triangle-example-1
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Answer:

about 2.47487

Explanation:

1.
u√(2) =(7)/(2)

2.
u=(7√(2) )/(4)

3. Simplify to about 2.47487

*the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 triangle is always the leg length (x), root 2. Ex: leg=4, hypotenuse=4(root 2)

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