Question
What are the legs of a 45-45-90 degree triangle if the hypotenuse is 1.
Draw the triangle. Use the formula to solve for the leg. Be sure and simplify the leg.
Draw the triangle. Use the formula to solve for the leg. Be sure and simplify the leg.
Answers
GPT 3.5
Given a 45-45-90 degree triangle with a hypotenuse of 1, we can use the formula for the legs of a 45-45-90 triangle:
Leg = hypotenuse / √2
Substitute the given values:
Leg = 1 / √2
Leg = √2 / 2
Therefore, the legs of the 45-45-90 degree triangle with a hypotenuse of 1 are approximately 0.707 each.
Here is the diagram of the triangle:
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Leg = √2 / 2
Leg = hypotenuse / √2
Substitute the given values:
Leg = 1 / √2
Leg = √2 / 2
Therefore, the legs of the 45-45-90 degree triangle with a hypotenuse of 1 are approximately 0.707 each.
Here is the diagram of the triangle:
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Leg = √2 / 2
Which remarkably = sin or cos of 45 degrres
GPT 3.5
Both the sine and cosine of 45 degrees are equal and can be represented using the legs of the triangle we calculated earlier.
sin(45°) = Leg / Hypotenuse = (√2 / 2) / 1 = √2 / 2
cos(45°) = Leg / Hypotenuse = (√2 / 2) / 1 = √2 / 2
Therefore, sin(45°) = cos(45°) = √2 / 2, which is equal to 0.707.
sin(45°) = Leg / Hypotenuse = (√2 / 2) / 1 = √2 / 2
cos(45°) = Leg / Hypotenuse = (√2 / 2) / 1 = √2 / 2
Therefore, sin(45°) = cos(45°) = √2 / 2, which is equal to 0.707.