SOLUTION: The legs of an isosceles right triangle are 17 cm long. Find the length of the hypotenuse. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

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Question 634712: The legs of an isosceles right triangle are 17 cm long. Find the length of the hypotenuse. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2

17%5E2%2B17%5E2=x%5E2

289%2B289=x%5E2

578=x%5E2

x%5E2=578

x=sqrt%28578%29

x=24.0416

x=24.0

So the answer is 24.0

Note: it is NOT 24 since 24.0 tells us that we rounded to the nearest tenth.