SOLUTION: How do you find the lenght of the legs on a traingle if they only give you the hypotenuse?

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Question 453630: How do you find the lenght of the legs on a traingle if they only give you the hypotenuse?

Found 2 solutions by poliphob3.14, solver91311:
Answer by poliphob3.14(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is impossible to find the length of the legs when you know only the hypotenuse.
It is only one exception when the legs are equal or the right triangle is
isosceles.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


You can't. And length is not spelled lenght [sic].


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