SOLUTION: What are the 2 other sides of a right isoceles triangle if the hypotenuse is 1?

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Question 356568: What are the 2 other sides of a right isoceles triangle if the hypotenuse is 1?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: Let x = length of the unknown sides.

So this means that x%5E2%2Bx%5E2=1%5E2 (using the pythagorean theorem).