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I’m confused on this one

I’m confused on this one-example-1
User Ali Karaca
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6\sqrt2

Why?

We have the isosceles right triangle. The length of legs are 6. Use the Pythagorean theorem:


h^2=6^2+6^2\\\\h^2=36+36\\\\h^2=36\cdot2\to h=√(36\cdot2)\\\\h=√(36)\cdot\sqrt2\\\\h=6\sqrt2

In general, the formula for calculating the hypotenuse in an isosceles right triangle is
h=a\sqrt2

a - a leg, h - a hypotenuse

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