document.write( "Question 540394: what is the area if an isosceles right triangle with an hypotenuse of 2 \n" ); document.write( "

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isoscles right triangle\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let one leg be x
\n" ); document.write( "other leg is also x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "By Pythagoras theorem
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2%2Bx%5E2=2%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x^2=4
\n" ); document.write( "x^2=2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=+sqrt%282%29\"$ The positive root\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Area of right triangle = 1/2 * leg1 * leg2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Area+=+%281%2F2%29+%2A+sqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%282%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Area = 1 sq. unit \n" ); document.write( "

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