Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

by Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Published by Brooks Cole

ISBN 10: 1439047901

ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - The Pythagorean Theorem - Exercises - Page 251: 26

Answer

each leg =$ \sqrt 50$ cm

Work Step by Step

Let each leg is x. by Pythagoras theorem $10^{2} = x^{2}+x^{2}$ $2x^{2}=100$ $x^{2} = 50$ $x=\sqrt 50$ each leg is =$ \sqrt 50$ cm

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