document.write( "Question 386995: an isosceles right triangle has a hypotenuse that measures 12 inches. find the length of each leg (round to the nearest hundredth). \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "Let x represent the length of each of the sides in this isosceles right triangle
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document.write( "Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
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document.write( "  x^2 + x^2 = 12in^2
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "    2x^2 = 144
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document.write( "     x^2 = 72
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document.write( "      x = ± sqrt(72)  Tossing out negative solution
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document.write( "      x = 8.49in, the length of each side (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
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