document.write( "Question 283569: If a right isosceles triangle has two legs equaling 8cm., what is the hypotenuse length? what formula do I use to find it? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #205799 by vleith(2983) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Use the Pythagorean theorem. Two sides are 8 and 8 and the hyptoneues can be found as
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"8%5E2+%2B+8%5E2+=+c%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"64%2B64+=+c%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2A64+=+c%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%282%2A64%29+=+c\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%282%29%2A8+=+c\"$
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