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what is an equation that could be used to find the length of each leg of an isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is 18 centimeters long
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For isoceles right triangle
let x=length of each leg
hypotenuse=18
by pythagorean theorem:
x^2+x^2=18^2
2x^2=18^2
x^2=18^2/2
x=18/√2
x=9√2
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