The length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle whose one side is 4 cm is

Given that one side of isosceles right triangle is 4√2 cm.



We know that in isosceles triangle two sides are equal.


In isosceles triangle ABC, let AB and AC be two equal sides of measure 4√2 cm.


We know that the Pythagoras theorem state that in a right angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.


Now, in right triangle ABC,


BC2 = AB2 + AC2


BC2 = (4√2)2 + (4√2)2


= 32 + 32


= 64


BC = 8 cm

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