Two angles in a triangle each measure 45 degrees. What geometrical name is given to this specific triangle based on both its angles and its sides?
Right isosceles triangle
Since the interior angles must sum to 180 degrees, the third angle is 180 - (45 + 45) = 90 degrees (a right angle). Having two equal angles also makes it isosceles.
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