SOLUTION: Find the length of each leg of an isosceles right triangle whose hypotenuse is 12.

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Question 1185819: Find the length of each leg of an isosceles right triangle whose hypotenuse is 12.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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    x^2 + x^2 = 12^2


       2x^2   = 144

        x^2   =  72

         x    = sqrt%2872%29 = 6%2Asqrt%282%29.    ANSWER

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