Question 650553: A right, isosceles triangle has hypotenuse length 50 cm. How long are the two legs? Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Alan3354:Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An isosceles right triangle therefore has angles of 45 degrees, 45 degrees, and 90 degrees.
; consequently, it has the two legs of same length
use Pythagorean theorem
...since , we have
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