Question

What is the length of the missing side of the right triangle?

A) 14 feet
B) 10 feet
C) 9.5 feet
D) 12 feet

(please give a brief explanation)

Answer 1

10 feet

Explanation:

You use the pythagorean theorem to find the missing side of a right triangle.

side^2 + side^2 = hypotenuse ^2

6^2 + 8^2 = X^2

36 + 64 = 100

square root of 100 = 10