For all your questions, big or small, IDNLearn.com has the answers you need. Join our interactive community and get comprehensive, reliable answers to all your questions.
Given that, the triangle is a right angled triangle. Therefore,
[tex]\text{hypotenuse}^2=base^2+altitude^2[/tex]Given that, hypotenuse is 10, altitude is 5 and base is x. Thus,
[tex]\begin{gathered} 10^2=x^2+5^2 \\ x^2=100-25 \\ x^2=75 \\ x=5\sqrt[]{3} \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence, Option D.