Roof trusses often use right triangles to hold up the weight of a roof. A house is 50 feet wide and the roof is an isosceles triangle with base angles of 45 degrees. How far is it from the bottom edge of the roof to the peak?

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isaiah walks 3 miles due north, turns and then 5 miles due east. how far is he from his starting point?

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

let c = distance from starting point.

(3)^2 + (5)^2 = c^2

9 + 25 = c^2

34 = c^2

sqrt{34} = sqrt{c^2}

sqrt{34} = c