The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 8 inches. Find the length of the legs.?

Answer 1

Recall the pythagoream theorem: a²+b²=c²
Since the triangle is isoceles, the lengths of the legs will be equal to each other, thus: a=b
so: a²+a²=8²
2a²=64
a²=32
a=√32=4√2≈5.65685 in.