SOLUTION: The area of an isoceles right triangle is 242m squared. What is the length of the triangle base?

Question 879829: The area of an isoceles right triangle is 242m squared. What is the length of the triangle base?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The special formula for the area of an isoceles right triangle is

A = (x^2)/2

where x is the base and the height (base = height)

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A = (x^2)/2

242 = (x^2)/2

242*2 = x^2

484 = x^2

x^2 = 484

x = sqrt(484)

x = 22

The base and height are 22 meters.

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