Question
Find the lengths of the missing sides in the triangle. The triangle is a 7 y and 45 triangle. Use the 45 degree -45 degree -90 degree Triangle Theorem. Write your answers as integers, in radical form, or as decimals rounded to the nearest tenth. The diagram is not drawn to scale.
Answers
GPT 3.5
Since it is a 45-45-90 triangle, the two legs are congruent in length.
Let the length of the legs be x.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
x^2 + x^2 = 7^2
2x^2 = 49
x^2 = 24.5
x = √24.5
x ≈ 4.9
So, the length of the missing sides in the triangle is approximately 4.9 units.
Let the length of the legs be x.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
x^2 + x^2 = 7^2
2x^2 = 49
x^2 = 24.5
x = √24.5
x ≈ 4.9
So, the length of the missing sides in the triangle is approximately 4.9 units.