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The hypotenuse of a 45°, 45°, and 90° triangle is 26 sqrt(2) inches. What is the length of each of the other sides?
(A)13 sqrt(2) inches
(B)13 inches
(C)13 sqrt(3) inches
(D)26 inches

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AlexTrusk

remember the pythagorean theorem:

a² + b² = c²

where c is the hypotenuse.

so:

[tex] {a}^{2} + {b}^{2} = { ( \sqrt{26)}}^{2} [/tex]

the square and the square root cancel each other out, so...

a² + b² = 26

we know that a and b are of equal length given the angles.

so it's

[tex] { \sqrt{13} }^{2} + { \sqrt{13} }^{2} = 26[/tex]

here the squares and square roots also cancel, but to keep the equation from the formula true we need to write them. that makes the difference between optional and B

Option A is correct,

[tex] \sqrt{13} inches[/tex]

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