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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?

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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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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a^2+a^2=16^2\\ 2a^2=256\\ a^2=128\\ a=8\sqrt2
A brace for a shelf has the shape of a right triangle. Its hypotenuse is 16 inches-example-1
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