NCERT Example 1 - Isosceles hypotenuse - The Baudhayana-Pythagoras Theorem

Question: Find the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle whose equal sides have length 12. Give integer bounds for the length.

Answer: c = sqrt(288) = 12 sqrt(2), which lies between 16 and 17.

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