SOLUTION: what is the length of the hypotenuse when the area of a isosceles right triangle is 200 cm.sq.

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Question 491314: what is the length of the hypotenuse when the area of a isosceles right triangle is 200 cm.sq.
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area is 1/2 base * height
400 = b*h, since they the same measure the legs are 20 cm.
Now, we can use the Pythagorean theorem, 20^2 + 20^2 = c^2.
sqrt%28800%29 = hypotenuse.
28.28 cm would be the hypotenuse, with the legs 20 cm each.
Cleomenius.