Question

I want to build a right triangular garden on the side of my house. Find the sides of the triangle if the hypotenuse is 6 feet and the two sides are equal in length.

Answer 1

Pythagorean Theorem: a² + b² = c²

\[x² + x² = 6²\]
\[2x² = 36\]
\[x² = 18\]
\[x = \sqrt{18}\]
\[x=sqrt{9}*sqrt{2}\]
\[x = 3sqrt{2}\]

Answer 2

There is a much simpler method to this, but this is down to the fundamentals.