Concept explainers
To calculate: value of x in the given isosceles
Answer to Problem 14CR
The value of x is
Explanation of Solution
Given Information: The legs of an isosceles triangle are 7 units long.
Formula used:
The relationship between the legs of right triangle (shown in figure below) a , b and its hypotenuse c is obtained by using Pythagoras theorem.
It can be expressed as,
Calculation: Consider the isosceles right triangle given below.
Considering the triangle, the Pythagoras theorem gives,
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