For This Problem Use the Isosceles Right Triangle in the Figure

question 97

Multiple Choice

For this problem use the isosceles right triangle in the figure. If c = 16 meters find a and b . Express the answers in simplest radical form.

• A) \(a = 8 \sqrt { 2 } \text { meters, } b = 16 \sqrt { 2 } \text { meters }\)
• B) \(a = 16 \sqrt { 2 } \text { meters, } b = 16 \sqrt { 2 } \text { meters }\)
• C) \(a = 8 \text { meters, } b = 8 \text { meters }\)
• D) \(a = 8 \sqrt { 2 } \text { meters, } b = 8 \sqrt { 2 } \text { meters }\)

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