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find the missing side lengths. leave your answers as radicals in simplest form. no decimals.
- find the missing side lengths. round answers to the 100th place.
Step1: Recall 45 - 45-90 triangle ratio
In a 45 - 45 - 90 triangle, the ratio of the side lengths is $a:b:c = 1:1:\sqrt{2}$, where $a$ and $b$ are the legs and $c$ is the hypotenuse. That is, if the length of a leg is $x$, the length of the other leg is also $x$, and the length of the hypotenuse is $x\sqrt{2}$.
Step2: Solve for missing sides in each triangle
For example, if the hypotenuse $c$ is given, and we know $c = x\sqrt{2}$, then $x=\frac{c}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{c\sqrt{2}}{2}$. If a leg $x$ is given, and we want to find the hypotenuse $c$, then $c = x\sqrt{2}$.
- If one leg is 5, then the other leg $b = 5$ and the hypotenuse $a=5\sqrt{2}$ (since $a$ is the hypotenuse and using $c = x\sqrt{2}$ with $x = 5$).
- If the hypotenuse is 10, then a leg $x=\frac{10}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{10\sqrt{2}}{2}=5\sqrt{2}$.
- If the hypotenuse is $2\sqrt{2}$, then a leg $u=\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}} = 2$.
- If a leg is $\frac{2\sqrt{6}}{3}$, and we know the ratio of leg to hypotenuse is $1:\sqrt{2}$, then if the leg is $x=\frac{2\sqrt{6}}{3}$, and we want to find the other leg $b$, since legs are equal in 45 - 45 - 90 triangle, and if we use the ratio to find the hypotenuse - related value, $b=\frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3}$ (using the ratio and simplification of the equations based on the 45 - 45 - 90 triangle properties).
- If a leg is $\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then the other leg $b = 3$ (using the ratio and cross - multiplication: $\frac{b}{\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2}}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{1}$, so $b = 3$).
- If a leg is 1, then the other leg $u = 1$ and the hypotenuse is $\sqrt{2}$.
- If a leg is $\frac{4\sqrt{2}}{5}$, then the other leg $y=\frac{4}{5}=0.8$ (using the ratio of the legs being equal).
- If the hypotenuse is $8\sqrt{13}$, then a leg $b=\frac{8\sqrt{13}}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{8\sqrt{26}}{2}=4\sqrt{26}\approx4\times5.099 = 20.396\approx20.40$.
- If a leg is $\frac{7\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then the other leg $n = 7$ (using the ratio $\frac{n}{\frac{7\sqrt{2}}{2}}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{1}$, cross - multiply to get $n = 7$).
- If a leg is 8, then the other leg $b = 8\sqrt{2}\approx8\times1.414 = 11.312\approx11.31$.
The solutions for each triangle's missing side lengths are as shown in the hand - written work based on the 45 - 45 - 90 triangle side - length ratio properties.
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Step1: Recall 45 - 45-90 triangle ratio
In a 45 - 45 - 90 triangle, the ratio of the side lengths is $a:b:c = 1:1:\sqrt{2}$, where $a$ and $b$ are the legs and $c$ is the hypotenuse. That is, if the length of a leg is $x$, the length of the other leg is also $x$, and the length of the hypotenuse is $x\sqrt{2}$.
Step2: Solve for missing sides in each triangle
For example, if the hypotenuse $c$ is given, and we know $c = x\sqrt{2}$, then $x=\frac{c}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{c\sqrt{2}}{2}$. If a leg $x$ is given, and we want to find the hypotenuse $c$, then $c = x\sqrt{2}$.
- If one leg is 5, then the other leg $b = 5$ and the hypotenuse $a=5\sqrt{2}$ (since $a$ is the hypotenuse and using $c = x\sqrt{2}$ with $x = 5$).
- If the hypotenuse is 10, then a leg $x=\frac{10}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{10\sqrt{2}}{2}=5\sqrt{2}$.
- If the hypotenuse is $2\sqrt{2}$, then a leg $u=\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}} = 2$.
- If a leg is $\frac{2\sqrt{6}}{3}$, and we know the ratio of leg to hypotenuse is $1:\sqrt{2}$, then if the leg is $x=\frac{2\sqrt{6}}{3}$, and we want to find the other leg $b$, since legs are equal in 45 - 45 - 90 triangle, and if we use the ratio to find the hypotenuse - related value, $b=\frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3}$ (using the ratio and simplification of the equations based on the 45 - 45 - 90 triangle properties).
- If a leg is $\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then the other leg $b = 3$ (using the ratio and cross - multiplication: $\frac{b}{\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2}}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{1}$, so $b = 3$).
- If a leg is 1, then the other leg $u = 1$ and the hypotenuse is $\sqrt{2}$.
- If a leg is $\frac{4\sqrt{2}}{5}$, then the other leg $y=\frac{4}{5}=0.8$ (using the ratio of the legs being equal).
- If the hypotenuse is $8\sqrt{13}$, then a leg $b=\frac{8\sqrt{13}}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{8\sqrt{26}}{2}=4\sqrt{26}\approx4\times5.099 = 20.396\approx20.40$.
- If a leg is $\frac{7\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then the other leg $n = 7$ (using the ratio $\frac{n}{\frac{7\sqrt{2}}{2}}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{1}$, cross - multiply to get $n = 7$).
- If a leg is 8, then the other leg $b = 8\sqrt{2}\approx8\times1.414 = 11.312\approx11.31$.
The solutions for each triangle's missing side lengths are as shown in the hand - written work based on the 45 - 45 - 90 triangle side - length ratio properties.