Question

What the length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle whose legs are 1 unit in length.

Answer 1

Answer: ≈ 1.414

Step-by-step explanation:

You can use the pythagorean theorem, a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a^2 and b^2 are the legs and c^2 is the hypotenuse.

1^2 + 1^2 = c^2

1 + 1 = c^2

2 = c^2

√ 2 = √ c^2

c = ≈ 1.414