SOLUTION: A 45-45-90 triangle has a hypotenuse of length 9. What is the length of one of its legs? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.

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Question 861800: A 45-45-90 triangle has a hypotenuse of length 9. What is the length of one of its legs? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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An isosceles triangle has two equal sides.
s%5E2%2Bs%5E2=9%5E2
2s%5E2=81
s%5E2=81%2F2
s=3%2Fsqrt%282%29
s=%283%2F2%29sqrt%282%29