Missing lengths of a 45°-45°-90° Special Right Triangle given Hypotenuse length = 5

Leg lengths of a 45°-45°-90° Special Right Triangle are equal
Leg lengths =
Hypotenuse length/√2

Leg lengths =
5/√2

Rationalize to remove the radical from the denominator:
Leg lengths =
5 * √2/√2 * √2

Leg lengths =
5√2/2
= 2.5√2 = 3.535533905933

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