Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if the two other sides are of lengths 8 and 6?

Answer 1

Use pythagorean theorem to solve.

Explanation:

`a^2` + `b^2` = `c^2`

`6^2` + `8^2` = `c^2`

36 + 64 = `c^2`

100 = `c^2`

10 = c

The hypotenuse measures 10 units. Hopefully that helps.