Asked by hh

Consider triangle ABC. The legs have a length of 5 units each.

Triangle A B C is shown. Angle A C B is a right angle. The lengths of sides A C and C B are 5. The length of the hypotenuse c is unknown.

What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle?

5 units
5 StartRoot 2 EndRoot units
10 units
10 StartRoot 2 EndRoot units

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem: c^2 = 5^2 + 5^2 = 25 + 25 = 50, so c = √50 = 5√2 units.