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2-38.

​​Copy the triangles below and determine the exact values of the missing sides. Each triangle has a hypotenuse of one unit.  

  1. Right triangle labeled as follows: hypotenuse, 1, angles opposite horizontal & vertical legs, 45 degrees.

    Right triangle labeled as follows: hypotenuse, x times the square root of 2, angles opposite horizontal & vertical legs, each 45 degrees, each leg, x.

  1. Right triangle labeled as follows: hypotenuse, 1, angle opposite horizontal leg, 60 degrees, angle opposite vertical leg, 30 degrees.

    Right triangle labeled as follows: hypotenuse, 2, x, vertical leg, x, horizontal leg, x times the square root of 3, angle opposite horizontal leg, 60 degrees, angle opposite vertical leg, 30 degrees.