SOLUTION: An isosceles right triangle has sides that are x + 2 units long and a hypotenuse that is 8 units long. What is the length of the missing sides of the triangle?

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Question 1083627: An isosceles right triangle has sides that are x + 2 units long and a hypotenuse that is 8 units long. What is the length of the missing sides of the triangle?
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%28x%2B2%29%5E2%2B%28x%2B2%29%5E2=8%5E2
Simplify and solve for x; and then evaluate x+2.