Question

Find the leg of each isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is 5 square root 6

Answer 1

Hypotenuse = 5√6

Let the length of each leg be x, since it is Isosceles .

x² + x² = (5√6)²

2x² = (5 * 5 * √6 * √6)

2x² = 150

x² = 150/2

x² = 75

x = √75

x = √(25 * 3)

x = √25 * √3

x = 5√3