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Find the missing side length. Leave your answer as a radical in the simplest form

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Find the missing side length. Leave your answer as a radical in the simplest form-example-1
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Answer:

x = y = 12

Explanation:

A right triangle with a 45° angle is an isosceles right triangle. That means the legs are both the same length. The side ratios of such a triangle are ...

1 : 1 : √2

Multiplying these ratios by 12 gives ...

12 : 12 : 12√2 = x : y : 12√2

The side lengths x and y are both 12 units.

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