Answer:
5.9
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of a triangle is 1/2 base times height. the base is the horizontal part of the triangle and the height is the vertical part. Since it a isosceles they are equal. Those two segment are also called the legs (remember that for later). 4x4=16 times 1/2 equal 8 cm squared. So know me must find the hypotenuse. Since we since dealing with a right triangle we are going to use pythagorean theorem which is
[tex] {a}^{2} + {b}^{2} = {c}^{2} [/tex]
where a and b are the LEGS and c is the hypotenuse. the legs are also known as base and height so we use
[tex] {4}^{2} + {4}^{2} = {c}^{2} [/tex]
which simplify to
[tex]16 + 16 = {c}^{2} [/tex]
[tex]32 = {c}^{2} [/tex]
[tex] \sqrt{32} [/tex]
which is about 5.9
