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​45-45-90 Triangles


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What is a 45-45-90 Triangle?

A 45-45-90 triangle can be formed by cutting a square in half.  This is one of two special types of right triangles (the other is a 30-60-90 triangle, which is half of an equilateral triangle).
A 45-45-90 triangle can be formed by cutting a square in half.
​What do you know about a square?  All 4 sides are the same length.  Since a 45-45-90 triangle is half of a square, this means that the two sides that form the 90 degree angle are the same length.
The legs of a 45-45-90 triangle are the same length.

For this reason, a 45-45-90 triangle is often referred to as an isosceles right triangle. If you know one of the legs of a 45-45-90 triangle, the other leg will be the same.
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Example    Find x.
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We know that one leg of this 45-45-90 triangle is 7 units long.  The two legs that form the right angle in a 45-45-90 triangle are always the same length.  
This means that x is also 7. 
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