SOLUTION: A garden in the form of a right angled triangle has sn area of 72sq.m. if the two sides comprising the right angle are equal. What could be the length of these sides.

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Question 936895: A garden in the form of a right angled triangle has sn area of 72sq.m. if the two sides comprising the right angle are equal. What could be the length of these sides.
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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area = 72 sq m
formula:
area =
+72+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ax%2Ax
72%2A2+=x%2Ax
+144=x%5E2
+sqrt%28144%29=x
+12=x
base=height = x= 12 m
length of other two sides = 12 m