document.write( "Question 369334: An isosceles right triangle has two 45° angles. The sides opposite those angles are equal in length
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The hypotenuse is c, and the legs are a and b:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2%2Ba%5E2=1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2a%5E2=1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2=1%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a=sqrt%281%2F2%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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