Question

help please i been stuck for 2 hours........... the triangle above is a right-angled isosceles triangle. what would the measurement of x have to be, given that the hypotenuse is 8cm and legs a and b have the same length? please explain your answer

Answer 1

4√2 or 5.66

Explanation:

x² + x² = 8²

=> 2x² = 64

=> x² = 32

=> x = √32 = 4√2 or 5.66