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Given a 45-45-90 triangle with a hypotenuse of 3 cm solve for the other sides.

Given a 45-45-90 triangle with a hypotenuse of 3 cm solve for the other sides.-example-1
User Harriett
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Answer:

Ok:

Explanation:

For a 45-45-90 triangle, the ratio between the sides are 1 – 1 –
√(2). This can be proven by the pythagorean theorem. Therefore, if we let one of the sides by x, it means that x*
√(2\\) = 3 or x =
(3)/(√(2) ).

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