Answer:
x = 71°
Step-by-step explanation:
because the triangle shown in the image is an isosceles if the top angle is 38 the sum of other two angles must be 142 which is ,if divided by 2, makes 71
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Let, one leg be x units. 
since the other leg is 9.0 units shorter than the other, 
the measure of the other leg =x-9 
hypotenuse =13.0 units 
According to Pythagorean theorem, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of squares of the other two sides.  
x^2 +(x-9)^2 =13^2 
x^2 + x^2 -18x +81 = 169 
2x^2-18x-88=0 
Divide the whole equation by 2 
x^2 - 9x -44 =0  
Let's use the quadratic formula to find the roots. 
formula: x= [-b ± sqrt(b^2-4*a*c)]/2*a  
a=1 b=-9 c=-44 
x= [9±sqrt(81+176)]/2
 =[9±sqrt(257)]/2
 =[9±16.03]/2
 =25.03/2 or -7.03/2
 length of a triangle cannot be negative,
 Therefore, x=25.03/2 =12.52 
 one leg =12.5 units
 other leg =12.52-9 =3.5 units
        
             
        
        
        
<span>25x2 = 16
x^2 = 16/25
</span>x^2 = 4^2/5^2
<span>x = 4/5
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