SOLUTION: the length of the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 triangle is sqrt (32). what is the length of each of the legs?

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Question 581300: the length of the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 triangle is sqrt (32). what is the length of each of the legs?
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the length of the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 triangle is sqrt (32). what is the length of each of the legs?
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h%5E2+=+s%5E2+%2B+s%5E2+=+32
h%5E2+=+2s%5E2+=+32
s%5E2+=+16
s = 4