– THE SAT MATH SECTION – 45-45-90 Right Triangles 45° 30-60-90 Triangles In a right triangle

– THE SAT MATH SECTION – 45-45-90 Right Triangles 45° 30-60-90 Triangles In a right triangle with the other angles measuring 30° and 60°: ■ 45° A right triangle with two angles each measuring 45° is called an isosceles right triangle. In an isosceles right triangle: ■ ■ The leg opposite the 30-degree angle is half the length of the hypotenuse. (And, therefore, the hypotenuse is two times the length of the leg opposite the 30-degree angle.) The leg opposite the 60 degree angle is 3 times the length of the other leg. 60° The length of the hypotenuse is 2 multiplied by the length of one of the legs of...