Question

Find the hypotenuse of each isosceles right triangle when the legs are of the given measure. Given = 3 square 2

Answer 1

As the Pythagoreans discovered to their horror, the sides of the isosceles right triangle are in ratio
`1:1:\sqrt 2`.

The hypotenuse is
`\sqrt 2` times the leg, so here is

`3 √(2) * √(2) = 6`

Answer: 6