SOLUTION: Find the leg of each isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is of the given measure. Given = 6 square root of 2

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Question 864766: Find the leg of each isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is of the given measure.
Given = 6 square root of 2
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

x%5E2+%2B+x%5E2+=+%286sqrt%282%29%29%5E2

    2x^2 = 36*2

     x^2 = 36   

     x = 6   (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)