SOLUTION: what are the measures of the sides of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 3.2

Question 859539: what are the measures of the sides of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 3.2
Found 3 solutions by Fombitz, ewatrrr, Awesom3guy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You cannot tell what the measure of both sides are just given the hypotenuse.

You can choose one and calculate the other.
If I choose A, then

For example,

and if

So you have to choose one and solve for the other, you can't solve for both.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
IF the sides are of equal in length 'x'
x^2 + x^2 = (3.2)^2 |Pythagorean Theorem
2x^2 = (3.2)^2
2x^2 = 10.24
x^2 = 5.12
x = 2.26 (rounded to the nearest one-hundredth)
Answer by Awesom3guy(31)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

No idea.
You need the length of one of the unknown sides.

Or, if the legs are equal (isosceles triangle) then we can do it like this (a is the length of the triangle's leg):

or 2.26 to 2 decimal places.
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