Question 439039: a right triangle has two of the sides are the same length and the hypotenuse is 16. what is side a and side b? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a right triangle has two of the sides are the same length and the hypotenuse is 16. what is side a and side b?
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Let the equal length sides be "x":
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Use Pythagoras:
x^2 + x^2 = 16^2
2x^2 = 16^2
x^2 = 8*16
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x = 2*sqrt(2)*4
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x = 8*sqrt(2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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