document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=441093>Question 441093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in an isosceles right triangle the hypotenuse is 12 inches how long are the other legs? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know the other sides are the same we can set up the following equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x^2=12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewritten as: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 2 and square root both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=sq rt 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. So the lengths of both sides are sq rt 72.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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