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This is an isosceles right triangle.

The hypotenuse has a length of 1.
Find the length of each leg.

User Grace B
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Answer:

Explanation:

if we have a right triangle, and isosceles

c^2=a^2+b^2 , in this case of isosceles, a=b

c^2=2a^2

1^2=
√(2a^2)

1=a
√(2)

a=1/
√(2)=
√(2)/2

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