SOLUTION: an isosceles right triangle with an hypotenuse of length 8 inches, find the area

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Question 322362: an isosceles right triangle with an hypotenuse of length 8 inches, find the area
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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s%5E2%2Bs%5E2=8%5E2
s%5E2=4
s=2
Find the height,
h%5E2=s%5E2-%28s%2F2%29%5E2
h%5E2=4-1
h=sqrt%283%29
The area of the triangle is,
A=%281%2F2%29bh
A=%281%2F2%298%28sqrt%283%29%29
A=4sqrt%283%29sq.in.