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45-45-90 Triangle Calculator

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Solves for sides of a special 45-45-90 right triangle (isosceles right triangle).

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Length of Leg A (units) in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Length of Hypotenuse (units), Length of Leg B (units), and Area of the Triangle (square units) in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Leg A = 5

Length of Leg A (units): 5 units

Length of Hypotenuse (units): 7.071067812 units; Length of Leg B (units): 5 units; Area of the Triangle (square units): 12.5 square units

Leg A = 10

Length of Leg A (units): 10 units

Length of Hypotenuse (units): 14.14213562 units; Length of Leg B (units): 10 units; Area of the Triangle (square units): 50 square units

Leg A = 1

Length of Leg A (units): 1 units

Length of Hypotenuse (units): 1.414213562 units; Length of Leg B (units): 1 units; Area of the Triangle (square units): 0.5 square units

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