In a 45-45-90 triangle, the hypotenuse is 10. What is the length of each leg?(1 point)

Responses

102–√
10 square root of 2

52–√
5 square root of 2

10
10

5

1 answer

In a 45-45-90 triangle, the lengths of the legs are equal, and the relationship between the length of the legs (let's call it \( x \)) and the hypotenuse is given by the formula:

\[ \text{Hypotenuse} = x\sqrt{2} \]

Given that the hypotenuse is 10, we can set up the equation:

\[ 10 = x\sqrt{2} \]

To find the length of each leg (\( x \)), we can solve for \( x \):

\[ x = \frac{10}{\sqrt{2}} \]

To rationalize the denominator:

\[ x = \frac{10\sqrt{2}}{2} = 5\sqrt{2} \]

Thus, the length of each leg in the triangle is \( 5\sqrt{2} \).

The answer is 5√2.