Question 982760
a right triangle has two equal sides. if the hypotenuse is 12 cm, what is the length of the equal sides?
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Let each equal side be "x"::
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Equation:
x^2 + x^2 = 12
2x^2 = 12
x^2 = 6
x = sqrt(6)cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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