SOLUTION: The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 40 centimeters. The legs of the triangle are the same length. How long is each leg of the triangle?
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Question 670822: The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 40 centimeters. The legs of the triangle are the same length. How long is each leg of the triangle?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Apply Pythagorean Theorem
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a =
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cm for each leg.
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