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What is the length of the side opposite the 45degree angle

What is the length of the side opposite the 45degree angle-example-1
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In a 45 - 45 - 90 triangle, the legs are equal and the ratio of sides from shortest to longest is 1 : 1 : √2 where 1 are the legs and √2 is the hypotenuse. In this case the leg is 10 / √2 = 5√2.

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