document.write( "Question 362964: if you have the hypotenuse for a isosceles right triangle how do you find the legs? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #258686 by robertb(5830)\"\" \"About 
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Let x = measure of either one of the congruent legs, c = measure of the hypotenuse. Then by Pythagorean theorem,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2+=+c%5E2\",
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+c%2Fsqrt%282%29\".
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