In triangle ABC, is a right angle and 45°. Find BC. If you answer is not an integer, leave it in simplest radical form.

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In triangle ABC,   is a right angle and   45°. Find BC. If you answer is not an integer, leave it in simplest radical form.

raden · Answer

diagram, please :)

directrix · Answer

@timzik97  Some vital information did not print in your question.

ABC, ?  is a right angle and ?  45°

We need the location of the right angle and also that of the 45 degree angle. Thanks.

anonymous · Answer

^ in practice , just the location of the right angle should do ...

directrix · Answer

Unless you give the 3-letter name of the right angle, we do not know if BC is a leg of the right triangle or if BC is a hypotenuse. So, if you are *not* going to include a drawing, you might as well close out this question because it cannot be solved as written. @siddarth95

anonymous · Answer

^ agreed...