SOLUTION: 6. A shelf is an isosceles right triangle, and the longest side is 38 centimeters. What is the length of each of the other two sides?

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Question 470342: 6. A shelf is an isosceles right triangle, and the longest side is 38 centimeters. What is the length of each of the other two sides?
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For an isosceles right triangle with side lengths a, the hypotenuse c has length c=sqrt%282%29a,
if the longest side (the hypotenuse c) is c=38cm, then a=c%2Fsqrt%282%29
a=38cm%2F1.41
a=26.95cm