document.write( "Question 352594: about how long are the legs of an isosceles right triangle with a hypotenuse that is 10 units long \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "*Note: Use Pythagorean Theorem to solve
\n" ); document.write( "Let x be the length of each of the legs of the isosceles right triangle
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+x%5E2+=+10%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+2%2Ax%5E2+=+100\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+=+50\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+sqrt%2850%29=sqrt%2825%2A2%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+5%2Asqrt%282%29\"units
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