SOLUTION: The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 16 centimeters. Find the length of the two other sides of the triangle to the nearest tenth.
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Question 349918: The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 16 centimeters. Find the length of the two other sides of the triangle to the nearest tenth.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let each leg be x cm
.. x^2+x^2= 16^2
2x^2=256
/2
x^2= 128
x= sqrt 128
x=8sqrt2
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