SOLUTION: If the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is 5.75 and the 2 sides are equal length, how long are the sides?
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Question 477057: If the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is 5.75 and the 2 sides are equal length, how long are the sides? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is 5.75 and the 2 sides are equal length, how long are the sides?
Apply Pythagorean theorem:
Let x = length of a side
then
x^2 + x^2 = 5.75^2
2x^2 = 5.75^2
2x^2 = 30.0625
x^2 = 15.53125
x = 4.07
