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Instructions: Find the lengths of the other two sides of the isosceles triangle

Instructions: Find the lengths of the other two sides of the isosceles triangle-example-1
User Harif Velarde
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x=5 sense the 2 legs would be congruent due to the triangle being isosceles.
Then use pythagorean theorem to solve for the hypotenuse.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
5^2 + 5^2 = c^2
25 + 25 = c^2
50 = c^2
√50 = c
7.07 = c
User Xxi
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Answer:

x=5

h = 5 sqrt 2

Explanation:

isosceles right triangles are always 45-45-90, ratio of those triangles are always x:x:x*sqrt 2

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