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One leg of an isosceles right triangle measures 5 inches. Rounded to the nearest tenth, what is the approximate length of the hypotenuse?

2.5 inches
5.0 inches
7.1 inches
9.8 inches

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In an isosceles right triangle the hypotenuse = leg × √2. So hypotenuse = 5√2 ≈ 5 × 1.414 ≈ 7.071 → 7.1 inches.