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Question 441093: in an isosceles right triangle the hypotenuse is 12 inches how long are the other legs?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Since we know the other sides are the same we can set up the following equation:
x^2+x^2=12^2
Rewritten as:
2x^2=144
Divide by 2 and square root both sides to get:
x=sq rt 72
There we go. So the lengths of both sides are sq rt 72.
Make sense?
RJ
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