Question

The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 8 inches. Find the length of the legs

Answer 1

\[a ^{2}+a ^{2}=64\]
\[2a ^{2}=64\]
\[a ^{2}=32\]
\[a=\sqrt{32}=\sqrt{4*4*2}=4\sqrt{2}\]