SOLUTION: Find the length of a leg of an isosceles right triangle whose hypotenuse measures 8 radical 2
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Question 433964: Find the length of a leg of an isosceles right triangle whose hypotenuse measures 8 radical 2
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's x cm the measure of the leg. Using Pythagorean theorem for this triangle we write:
,solve this equation,
, divide both sides by 2,
.
Answer:The length of the leg is 8 cm.
Done
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