SOLUTION: I want to build a right triangular deck behind my house. The hypotenuse of the deck will be 25 feet long. The other two sides of the deck will be equal in length. What is the lengt
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Question 1065790: I want to build a right triangular deck behind my house. The hypotenuse of the deck will be 25 feet long. The other two sides of the deck will be equal in length. What is the length of the deck?
A. 17.68 ft
B.15.98 ft
C. 10.34 ft
D. 9.32 ft
Thanks so much!
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I want to build a right triangular deck behind my house. The hypotenuse of the deck will be 25 feet long. The other two sides of the deck will be equal in length. What is the length of the deck?
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If you mean the length of the other 2 sides:
s^2 + s^2 = 25^2 = 625
s = sqrt(312.5)
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