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Ch. 1 - Trigonometric Functions
Lial - Trigonometry 12th Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2

Fill in the blank(s) to correctly complete each sentence.
An isosceles right triangle has one ________________ angle and ______________ equal sides.

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Recall that an isosceles right triangle is a triangle with a right angle (90 degrees) and two equal sides.
Since it has a right angle, one angle is exactly \(90^\circ\).
The other two angles must be equal because the triangle is isosceles, and the sum of all angles in a triangle is \(180^\circ\).
Calculate the measure of each of the other two angles using the equation: \(90^\circ + 2x = 180^\circ\), where \(x\) is the measure of each equal angle.
Identify that the triangle has one right angle and two equal sides opposite the equal angles.

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