document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=467361>Question 467361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hypotenuse of isosceles triangle is five centimeters how long are its legs?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm not sure how to go about this...I was told that you couldn't find the length of legs if you only had one measurement. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #320661 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=320661\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what you were told is true ... for \"regular\" triangles ___ this is a \"special\" case<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ isosceles means that the two legs are equal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by Pythagoras ___ x^2 + x^2 = 5^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 = 25 ___ x^2 = 25/2 ___ x = (5/2) sqrt(2) </SPAN>\n" );
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