Basic Geometry : How to find the length of the side of a 45/45/90 right isosceles triangle

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Example Question #1171 : Basic Geometry

If the length of one leg of a right isosceles triangle is 16cm, what is the length of the other leg?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First we need to know that a right isosceles triangle has two legs with the same length.

In this case we do not need to worry about the hypotenuse.

Since one leg measures 16 cm, the other leg is the same length and so our answer is 16cm.

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