Question

The tow sides of a right angled triangle are equal and the square of the hypotenuse is 72cm. find the length of each side.

Answer 1

Answer: The length of each side is 6.

Explanation :

• Let the two equal sides be x and hypotenuse be y.

• Given that : b^2 = 72.

• Applying Pythagoras theorem, we get

a^2 +a^2 = b^2

2a^2 = b^2

• Now, put the value of b^2 in the above equation.

• 2a^2 = 72

• a^2 = 36

• a = 6

which is our required answer.