Answer:
C
Step-by-step explanation:
This means that there is another leg of an isosceles triangle that is also 5 inches.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
a = 5
b = 5
c = ?
c^2 = 5^2 + 5^2 Combine
c^2 = 25 + 25
c^2 = 50 Take the square root of both sides.
sqrt(c^2) = sqrt(50^2)
c = sqrt(5 * 5 * 2) Take out 1 of two factors under the root sign.
c = 5 * sqrt(2) The 2 is left over because there is only 1 of them
sqrt(2) = 1.4142
c = 5 * 1.4142
c = 7.07 = 7.1
