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Find the missing side of the right triangle.
Leave answer in simplest radical form.
If the legs of a right triangle are x and y,
then the hypotenuse is
а
Vry
b x + y
y2
VT
x + y2
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Theorem: In a 45o-45o-90o triangle, the legs are congruent, and the length of the hypotenuse is 2 times the length of either leg. Examples Find x and y by using the theorem above. Write answers in simplest radical form. x x x Solution: y The legs of the triangle are congruent, so x=7.

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