SOLUTION: One leg of a right triangle is 5 cm and the hypotenuse measures 5 square root of 2 cm. Find the length of the other leg

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Question 933586: One leg of a right triangle is 5 cm and the hypotenuse measures 5 square root of 2 cm. Find the length of the other leg
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Isosceles Right Triangle:
(5√2)^2 = 2*5^2 = 5^2 + 5^2
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the length of the other leg: 5cm