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## What is a 45 45 90 triangle?

45 45 90  triangle is an isosceles triangle that has two equal sides. Since the third side is not equal to the others, it is called the hypotenuse. Equal pages are called legs. In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is larger than each leg; the sides are also two triangle heights.

## How tosolve a 45 45 90 triangle? Formula

Using Pythagoras’ theorem and six trigonometric functions, you can use our calculator to solve a right triangle. Since a right triangle has one angle of 90 degrees, and calculating a right triangle requires measuring only one of the two acute angles.

We can use Pythagorean Theorem and calculator to calculate the hypotenuse:

c^2=a^2+b^2 \newline c^2=1^2+1^2   \newline c^2=1+1 \newline c^2=\sqrt{2}


With the hypotenuse we have the necessary information to determine the following:

sin 45° = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}

cos 45° = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}

tan 45° = \frac{1}{1} = 1

So we concluded that the sinus is \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} since 1 is the lenght of the opposite side of 45° and the hypotenuse is \sqrt{2}

For cosine, we need an adjacent hypotenuse which gives us \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}

And the last, for the tangent, which is the opposite of the adjacent, we have \frac{1}{1} , or simply put, just 1.

## How to solve a 45 45 90 triangle: an example

Calculate the value of the leg in a right triangle if the length of one leg is 3 cm and the hypotenuse is 5 cm.

Here’s an opportunity to make it easier for ourselves with our calculator.

The longest side of a right triangle is the hypotenuse and is denoted by the letter c. The other two sides are called legs and are denoted by a and b, and they are joined at right angles. It doesn’t matter which page we mark with a and b. It is important not to confuse them with the c.

a = 3c

c = 5cm

We use Pythagoras’ theorem to determine any side of a right triangle. When using a calculator, we must have the values of the other two pages. Therefore, if we know two pages, calculators will easily help us find the third unknown value.

b = ?

c2 = a2 + b2

52 = 32 + b2

In solving the equation, it is necessary to calculate the squares of the values we know and transfer them to one side while leaving the square of the page we are looking for on the other side.

52 = 32 + b2

25 = 9 + b2

b2 = 25 – 9

b2 = 16

To solve these equations, we can make it easier for ourselves by using a calculator, and we use the basics of algebra. To get rid of the square, it is necessary to remove the square root of both sides. Since we are looking for the value of the length, it must be positive to ignore the negative values of the square roots.

b2 = 16

b = 4

The value of leg b is 4cm.

## 45 45 90 triangle ratio

Recall that the triangle of a special rectangle 45 45 90 is an isosceles triangle with two equal sides and one larger side. Simply put, the ratio of the lengths of the sides of a triangle with a special rectangle of 45 45 90 must be 1 : 1 : \sqrt{2}

## 45 45 90 triangle rules and properties

• The angles of this triangle are in proportion 1 : 1 : 2
• Their sum is 180° that is \alpha = \beta = 45° = \frac{\pi }{4} i \gamma = 90° = \frac{\pi }{2}
• The aspect ratio is 1 : 1 : \sqrt{2}
• The only possible triangle with this direction in Euclidean geometry is an isosceles right triangle, and in hyperbolic geometry there are infinitely many.
• Of all the triangles, this one has the lowest hypotenuse-leg ratio \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}

## 45 45 90 triangle sides

There is a special connection between the measures of the sides of 45 45 90 angles.

45 45 90 triangle whose pages have proportion 1 : 1 : \sqrt{2}

The measures of the sides are \chi , \chi and \sqrt[\chi ]{2}

In a 45 45 90 triangle, the hypotenuse lenght is \sqrt{2} times the length of a leg.

## Solve the Hypotenuse, Leg, Area, Perimeter

Every triangle with one angle equal to 90° is called a right angled triangle

The area A of a right triangle with sides a and b is given by

A = ( 1 / 2 ) a b

The perimeter P of a right triangle with sides a and b and hypotenuse h is given by

P = a + b + h

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can write

h2 = a2 + b2

which gives

h = \sqrt{} (a2 + b2)

Hence the perimeter can be written in terms of a and b only as follows:

P = a + b + \sqrt{} (a2 + b2)

Example:

Find the area and perimeter of a right angled triangle with sides of lengths 0.4 ft and 0.3 ft. (Try using a calculator)

Let side a = 0.4, b = 0.3 and h being the hypotenuse.

Area = (1 / 2) a b = (1 / 2) 0.4 × 0.3 = 0.06 ft2

Perimeter = a + b + h = a + b + \sqrt{} (a2 + b2) = 0.4 + 0.3 + \sqrt{} ( 0.42 + 0.32) = 1.2 ft

## FAQ

Can a right-angled triangle have equal sides?

A right triangle cannot have all three sides equal because one must be 90 degrees to be equal. But a right triangle can have two non-hypotenuse sides equal in length.

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

In math, Pythagoras’ theorem is the relationship in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle.
Thus, the math formula for calculating Pythagoras’ theorem could be written as: the sum of the areas of a square constructed over the legs as sides are equal to the area of the square constructed over the hypotenuse as the page. Or, in short: the square over the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares over the legs.
Pythagoras’ theorem applies only to a right triangle. The sides of such a triangle are shorter than a right angle are called legs (a, b), while the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse (c), and it is always the longest side of a right triangle.

Does the pythagorean theorem work for 45 45 90 triangles?

Pythagoras’ theorem determines the relationship between the hypotenuse and the lengths of the sides of a right triangle. Since triangle 45 45 90 is a right triangle, Pythagoras’ theorem can solve measurements, and a calculator can help us.
For 45 45 90 triangles, the use of Pythagoras’ theorem and our calculator makes it especially easy for us since the sides are of equal length.