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RIANGLES

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A right triangle with two angles each measuring 45 degrees is called an isosceles right triangle. In an isosce-les right triangle:

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The length of the hypotenuse is 2multiplied by the length of one of the legs of the triangle.

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The length of each leg is

2

2

multiplied by the length of the hypotenuse.y

x

45

°

10

2

×

1

0

= 10

2

= 52x= y=

2

1