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An isosceles right triangle with legs of length "a".
I need to write a formula in simplified radical form for the length of the hupotenuse "c" in terms of "a"
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Question 131851: Story Problem:
An isosceles right triangle with legs of length "a".
I need to write a formula in simplified radical form for the length of the hupotenuse "c" in terms of "a" Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Use the Pythagorean theorem
Given a right triangle with sides a and b and hypotenuse c
In the triangle, both sides and b have a length of A
so
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