SOLUTION: how do you find the length of the legs of a isosceles right triangle, with the hypotenuse √288?

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Question 691475: how do you find the length of the legs of a isosceles right triangle, with the hypotenuse √288?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = length of leg

x*√2 = hypotenuse

x*√2 = √288

x*√2 = √(144*2)

x*√2 = √144*√2

x*√2 = 12*√2

x = 12

So each leg is 12 units.