SOLUTION: The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle has a length of 20cm. What is the length of each leg of the triangle? Provide your answer to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Expect
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Question 517566: The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle has a length of 20cm. What is the length of each leg of the triangle? Provide your answer to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Expected answer is 14.1cm but working is unknown. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
The legs of the triangle have equal measure, that's what makes it an isosceles triangle. So if represents the measure of one of the legs, then the other measures as well. Using Pythagoras:
Hop on your calculator and ride.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
