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In an isosceles right triangle the hypotenuse is radical three and if the hypotenuse is 12 then what is the smaller leg of that triangle?
If the hypotenuse is the square root of three, then the legs are (root 6)/2. If the hypotenuse is 12, then the legs are 6(root 2). This is because, for any given right isosceles triangle, the length of the hypotenuse x is root two times the length of the legs.
How do you find the length of the legs of a right triangle or the coordinate when you are given the coordinates of the hypotenuse on a graph?
You cannot. If you draw a circle with the given hypotenuse as the diameter then the right angle of the triangle can be at ANY point on the circumfeence of the circle. Therefore, the lengths of the two legs are indeterminate.
The legs of a triangle are 5 and 12 What is the perimeter?
With sides of 5 and 12, you can make a triangle with any perimeter you want between 24 and 34. If you call them "legs" because they are the sides of a right triangle, then the hypotenuse is 13, and the perimeter is 30.
When does the Pythagoran theorem apply?
Any time there is a right triangle. The rule of a2+b2=c2 applies to the two legs squared = the hypotenuse.
If a hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 what is the length of the legs?
You need to provide more info. With only the length of the hypotenuse known the sides can be any two numbers that when squared ad up to less than 13^2
