45 - 45 - 90 Triangle
The Ratio for that kind of triangle is 1:1:square root 2.
Formula: Leg times the square root of 2 times hypotenuse.
30 - 60 - 90 Triangle
The Ratio for that kind of triangle is 1:square root 3:2
Short Leg times square root 3 = long leg, OR Short Leg times 2 = hypotenuse.
What does y equal?
30 - 60 - 90 triangle
x over 1 = y over square root 3 = 8 over 2
x over 1 = 8 over 2 = 4. x = the short leg
y over square root 3 = 8 over 2. y over square root 3 = 4. Multiply that by the square root 3 and you get y =