Question

You want to build a right triangular garden on the side of your house. The hypotenuse of the triangle measures 8 feet. The other two sides are equal. What are the lengths of the two sides?

Answer 1

I just cant picture this right in my head.

Answer 2

Now, by Pythagorean Theorem, we can say that,\[8^2 = x^2 +x^2 \]Does that make sense?

Answer 3

Yes! thanks.