Please help me with the following by checking my answer.

Question

The length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is √6 inches. How long, in inches, are the legs of the triangle?

A. 3

B. 6

C. √3 - (This is my answer.)

D. √6

I am not sure on my answer, please check it to see if I am correct. Any help will be greatly appreciated. :)

Answer 1

correct

since the legs are hypotenuse/√2, √6/√2 = √3

check:
√3^2 + √3^2 = √6^2
3 + 3 = 6

Answer 2

Thank you, Steve! I really appreciate it. :)