SOLUTION: 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?

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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?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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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.


So in this case, the hypotenuse is 5%2Asqrt%282%29, which is approximately 7.0710678 and that rounds to 7 inches.