SOLUTION: What is the perimeter of a 45�-45�-90� triangle if the hypotenuse is equal to 16 feet?

Question 821288: What is the perimeter of a 45�-45�-90� triangle if the hypotenuse is equal to 16 feet?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That is an isosceles right triangle.
The sides opposite the congruent angles are congruent.
Those are the legs of the right triangle.
If the length of each of those legs is ,
and the hypotenuse measures ,
then according to the Pythagorean theorem

The, the perimeter is
== (rounded)
So the perimeter is about .
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