SOLUTION: the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle has a length of 6. the perimeter of the triangle is?

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Question 559373: the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle has a length of 6. the perimeter of the triangle is?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
legs of traingle are equal
let them be x each
pythagoras theorem
x^2+x^2=6^2
2x^2=36
/2
x^2=18

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