document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=536326>Question 536326</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the square of the hypotenuse of a right angled isosceles triangle is 128 metres. find the length of the legs. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #352305 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=352305\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2+=+a%5E2%2Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2+=+a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where: c (the hypotenuse) squared is 128 and the other two sides (these are equal in an isosceles triangle) we'll a and a, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=128+=+a%5E2%2Ba%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"128+=+a%5E2%2Ba%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=128+=+2a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"128+=+2a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=64+=+a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"64+=+a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of each leg is 8 meters. <BR>\n" );
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