document.write( "Question 262259: Two of the sides in this isosceles right triangle measure 18 and 3 . How do I solve this ? \n" ); document.write( "
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if it's an isosceles triangle, then 2 of the sides must be equal.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if it's a right isosceles triangle, then the other 2 angles must be 45 degrees.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if 2 of the sides are 3 then the hypotenuse must equal sqrt(18).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3^2 + 3^2 = sqrt(18)^2 becomes 9 + 9 = 18 which would be correct.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this is from the pythagorean theorem which states that a^2 + b^2 = c^2 where c is the hypotenuse.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I suspect that each side is 3 and the hypotenuse is sqrt(18).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "otherwise you have no solution based on the information given.\r
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