Question

This is an isosceles right triangle.

The hypotenuse has a length of 1.
Find the length of each leg.

Answer 1

Explanation:

if we have a right triangle, and isosceles

c^2=a^2+b^2 , in this case of isosceles, a=b

c^2=2a^2

1^2=
`√(2a^2)`

1=a
`√(2)`

a=1/
`√(2)`=
`√(2)`/2