Question

. Determine the length of the leg of a 45o – 45o – 90o triangle with a hypotenuse length of 15 inches.

Answer 1

Answer:

15 √ 2

2

Explanation:

The legs and hypotenuse are in a  

1 : √ 2

ratio in this special triangle

so if the hypotenuse is 15 the legs are  

15 √ 2