document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=334169>Question 334169</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 30 meters. Find the area of the triangle. Round to the nearest tenth,if necessary </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #239456 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jrfrunner><B>jrfrunner(365)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jrfrunner><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jrfrunner><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=239456\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a right isosceles triangle, the acute angles are equal =45 and the legs are also of equal length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "leg length = hypotenuese/sqrt(2)=30/sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the triangle :  A=(1/2)*base* height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in an right isosceles triangle, the base is one leg and the height is the other leg.  Since the legs are equal in this type of triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(1/2)leg^2= (1/2)*(30/sqrt(2))^2=30^2/4=225.0 </SPAN>\n" );
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