document.write( "Question 552683: The legs of an isosceles right triangle are 5 inches long. what is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle to the nearest inch? \n" ); document.write( "
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If the leg of an isosceles right triangle is x inches, then the hypotenuse is \"x%2Asqrt%282%29\" inches long.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So in this case, the hypotenuse is \"5%2Asqrt%282%29\", which is approximately 7.0710678 and that rounds to 7 inches.
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