document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180768>Question 180768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an isoceles triangle has a hypotenuse 15 cm long. Determine the length of the two equal sides?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let each of the equal sides have length \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15^2 = x^2 + x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 = 15^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (15/2)sqrt(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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