SOLUTION: Find the leg of each isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is of the given measure. Given = 12 cm

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Question 469025: Find the leg of each isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is of the given measure.
Given = 12 cm

Found 2 solutions by mananth, jorel1380:
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
leg = x
Both legs are equal
By pythagoras theorem
x^2+x^2=144
2x^2=144
x^2=72
x=6sqrt(2)

Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




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