Asked by julie

Each leg of a 45°-45°-90° triangle measures 12 cm.

Triangle X Y Z is shown. Angle X Y Z is a right angle and angles Y Z X and Z X Y are 45 degrees. The lengths of sides Z Y and Y X are 12 centimeters.

What is the length of the hypotenuse?

6 cm
6 StartRoot 2 EndRoot cm
12 cm
12 StartRoot 2 EndRoot cm

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
In a 45°-45°-90° triangle the hypotenuse = leg × √2. With leg = 12 cm, hypotenuse = 12√2 cm.