document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=618577>Question 618577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If ABC is a right isosceles triangle whose hypotenuse is 4 units long, how long is each of the legs? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #388997 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><B>John10(297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><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=John10><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=388997\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If ABC is a right isosceles triangle whose hypotenuse is 4 units long, how long is each of the legs?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know that the right isosceles triangle has one right triangle and two EQUAL legs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Apply the Pythagorean Theorem of the right triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one leg is x and other leg is y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we know that x = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we will have 4^2 = x^2 + y^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + y^2 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x^2 = 16 because x = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 =8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so each leg will be sqrt(8) units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John10:) </SPAN>\n" );
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