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What is the area of 45:45:90 degree triangle who's one side 26 Jul 2007, 10:36
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What is the area of 45:45:90 degree triangle who's one side = 8 and hypotenuse = 14.

Sorry guys I'm unable to load the pictorial representation for this. thanks



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What is the area of 45:45:90 degree triangle who's one side = 8 and hypotenuse = 14.

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Area=1/2*base*height=1/2*side^2 in this case
= 1/2*8*8=32
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Is this even possible?

How can the hypotenuse be 14?

If the two sides are 8, wouldn't the hypotenuse be 8root of 2?

What is the source of this problem?
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What is the area of 45:45:90 degree triangle who's one side 26 Jul 2007, 10:50
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Is this even possible?

How can the hypotenuse be 14?

If the two sides are 8, wouldn't the hypotenuse be 8root of 2?

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Although 14 isnt possibly the hypotenuse...its not involved in the calculation anyways...

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What is the area of 45:45:90 degree triangle who's one side 26 Jul 2007, 10:53
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Is this even possible?

How can the hypotenuse be 14?

If the two sides are 8, wouldn't the hypotenuse be 8root of 2?

What is the source of this problem?

Although 14 isnt possibly the hypotenuse...its not involved in the calculation anyways...

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I disagree. I can turn this around and say that 8 is irrelevant and the two sides are 14/sqrt2. Now what?
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Is this even possible?

How can the hypotenuse be 14?

If the two sides are 8, wouldn't the hypotenuse be 8root of 2?

What is the source of this problem?

Although 14 isnt possibly the hypotenuse...its not involved in the calculation anyways...

Sunil

I disagree. I can turn this around and say that 8 is irrelevant and the two sides are 14/sqrt2. Now what?
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hmmm...You got a point friend...Lets ask the question putter...
Hey you reading this ALIMAD...wer u got this from...hehe
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guys, I'm trying to upload the image but it won't let me. give me a few minutes and you could view the image. Maybe my explaination is incorrect. Thanks for your patience..
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Is this even possible?

How can the hypotenuse be 14?

If the two sides are 8, wouldn't the hypotenuse be 8root of 2?

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very valid point.........


its not possible to have a triangle with 45:45:90 angless and sides 8, 8, and 14.
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Is this even possible?

How can the hypotenuse be 14?

If the two sides are 8, wouldn't the hypotenuse be 8root of 2?

What is the source of this problem?
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Yes, this is definitely a screwy problem premise! 8^2 + 8^2 definitely equals 8√2



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