Special Shortcuts for 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 Triangles
45-45-90 Triangle If you know the length of the leg, multiply that by 2 to find the length of the hypotenuse.
45-45-90 Triangle If you know the length of the hypotenuse and you want the length of the leg, divide the length of the hypotenuse by 2.
30-60-90 Triangle When working with a 30-60-90 triangle, you will have three different lengths: Short leg Long leg Hypotenuse
30-60-90 Triangle If you know the length of the short leg: The length of the hypotenuse is twice the length of the short leg. The length of the long leg is the length of the short leg multiplied by 3.
30-60-90 Triangle If you know the length of the hypotenuse: Find the length of the short leg by dividing the length of the hypotenuse by 2. Now that you know the length of the short leg, multiply it by 3 to find the length of the long leg.
30-60-90 Triangle If you know the length of the long leg: Find the length of the short leg by dividing the length of the long leg by 3. Now that you know the length of the short leg, multiply it by 2 to find the length of the hypotenuse.