Special Right Triangles
Learn how to find the area of Special Right Triangles!
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45º-45º-90º Triangles
In a 45º- 45º-90º triangle, both legs are the same length and the hypotenuse is √2 times the leg
Hypotenuse= √2 * leg
30º-60º-90º Triangles
In a 30º-60º-90º triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is two times the length of the shorter leg. The length of the longer leg is √3 times the length of the shorter leg.
Hypotenuse = 2* shorter leg
Longer Leg = √3 * shorter leg
Solving a 45 45 90 degree Right Triangle Missing the Leg.
Step 1: Find the hypotnuse.
Step 2: Divide hypotnuse by square root of 2.
step 3: Then divide that answer by 2.