SOLUTION: what is the area if an isosceles right triangle with an hypotenuse of 2

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Question 540394: what is the area if an isosceles right triangle with an hypotenuse of 2
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isoscles right triangle
let one leg be x
other leg is also x
By Pythagoras theorem
x%5E2%2Bx%5E2=2%5E2
2x^2=4
x^2=2
x=+sqrt%282%29 The positive root
Area of right triangle = 1/2 * leg1 * leg2
Area+=+%281%2F2%29+%2A+sqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%282%29
Area = 1 sq. unit