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Question 697197: what is an equation that could be used to find the length of each leg of an isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is 18 centimeters long Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
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For isoceles right triangle
let x=length of each leg
hypotenuse=18
by pythagorean theorem:
x^2+x^2=18^2
2x^2=18^2
x^2=18^2/2
x=18/√2
x=9√2
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