We are given a right triangle with one leg of length 5 and the hypotenuse of length $5\sqrt{5}$. We need to find the length of the other leg.

GeometryPythagorean TheoremRight TriangleTriangleLength Calculation
2025/3/12

1. Problem Description

We are given a right triangle with one leg of length 5 and the hypotenuse of length 555\sqrt{5}. We need to find the length of the other leg.

2. Solution Steps

Let the length of the unknown leg be xx. We can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for xx. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle with legs aa and bb and hypotenuse cc, we have a2+b2=c2a^2 + b^2 = c^2. In this case, a=5a = 5, b=xb = x, and c=55c = 5\sqrt{5}. So we have:
52+x2=(55)25^2 + x^2 = (5\sqrt{5})^2
25+x2=25525 + x^2 = 25 \cdot 5
25+x2=12525 + x^2 = 125
x2=12525x^2 = 125 - 25
x2=100x^2 = 100
x=100x = \sqrt{100}
x=10x = 10

3. Final Answer

10

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