Question

Find the leg of each isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is of the given measure. Given = 12 cm

Answer 1

Answer:

6 cm (both the legs)

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that in an isosceles triangle 2 sides are equal.

let the side be x

therefore,

since by phythagoras theorem,

x²+x² = 12²

(2x)² = 144

 4x² = 144

  x² = 144/4

  x² = 36

 x = √36

 x = 6

therefore, the measurments of both the legs of the isosceles right triangle is 6 cm.

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