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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Quilt squares are cut on the diagonal to form triangular quilt pieces. The hypotenuse of the resulting triangles is 18 inches long. What is the side length of each piece?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

x^2+x^2=18^2

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Or if you recognize that you are dealing with an isosceles right triangle, you can just divide the hypotenuse by sqrt2 to get the leg. The result is 9 sqrt2

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