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23 May, 22:17

A brace for a shelf has the shape of a right triangle. Its hypotenuse is 16 inches long and the two legs are equal in length. How long are the legs of the triangle?

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  1. 23 May, 23:02
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    Using pythag a^2+b^2=16^2

    16^2=256

    and since a=b the equation is 2x^2=256

    / each side by 2

    x^2=128

    x=sq rt of 128=11.31 roughly
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