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8.02 Extension: Special right triangles

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Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the exact length of the missing side, $b$b.

A right triangle with a right angle in the lower left corner. The right angle is indicated by a small square. All sides of the triangle are labeled: the hypotenuse measuring \sqrt{2}\ units, the vertical leg measuring 1 unit, and the horizontal leg with $b$b unit. 
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1min

In a $30^\circ$30°-$60^\circ$60°-$90^\circ$90° triangle, which leg is shorter?

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< 1min
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