SOLUTION: I need help finding the missing sides for A and B, When the hypotenuse is 15. It is an isosceles right triangle.

Question 453418: I need help finding the missing sides for A and B, When the hypotenuse is 15. It is an isosceles right triangle.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I need help finding the missing sides for A and B, When the hypotenuse is 15. It is an isosceles right triangle.
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Draw the picture.
Let the missing side lengths be "x":
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Use Pythagoras to get:
x^2 + x^2 = 15^2
2x^2 = 225
x^2 = 112.5
x = sqrt(112.5) ~ 10.61
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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