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find the hypotenuse if each isosceles right triangle when the legs are of the given measure. given= 8”

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Answer:

the answer is 8 square root 2 :)

Explanation:

User Samad Montazeri
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Answer: 11.31 inches


Explanation:

1. To calculate the hypotenuse of the isosceles right triangle, you must apply the Pythagorean Theorem, which is:


a=\sqrt{b^(2)+c^(2) }

Where a is the hypotenuse and b and c are the legs.

2. You know the measure of the legs (8 inches). Therefore, if you substitute the measure of each leg into the equation, you can find the hypotenuse, as you can see below:


a=\sqrt{8inches^(2)+8inches^(2)}\\a=11.31inches


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