SOLUTION: Find the length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle with leg length 5 centimeters. Give the exact answer.

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Question 951267: Find the length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle with leg length 5 centimeters. Give the exact answer.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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An isosceles right triangle has side in proportion 1:1:sqrt(2)
With a leg of 5 the hypotenuse is 5sqrt(2) exactly.