Answer
each leg =$ \sqrt 50$ cm
Work Step by Step
Let each leg is x.
by Pythagoras theorem
$10^{2} = x^{2}+x^{2}$
$2x^{2}=100$
$x^{2} = 50$
$x=\sqrt 50$
each leg is =$ \sqrt 50$ cm
Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)
by Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1439047901
ISBN 13:
978-1-43904-790-3
Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - The Pythagorean Theorem - Exercises - Page 251: 26
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