Question

A 45°-45°-90° triangle has a hypotenuse that is 16‾√ 2 cm long. Each leg of the triangle is ___ cm long

Answer 1

16 cm.

Explanation:

in order to calculate the required leg of the given triangle it is possible to use the formula: leg=hypotenuse / √2.

according to the formula above the required leg is: 16 cm.