Question

Which relationship between the legs and the hypotenuse of the right triangle is correct?

A) x + 8 = 10
B) 8 + 10 = x
C) x2 + 82 = 102
D) 82 + 102 = x2

Answer 1

x^2+8^2=10^2

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The answer is the option C

`x^(2)+8^(2)=10^(2)`

Explanation:

we know that

In a right triangle the Pythagorean Theorem states that

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

where

c is the hypotenuse (the greater side)

a,b are the legs of the right triangle

in this problem we have

`a=x\ units`

`b=8\ units`

`c=10\ units`

substitute the values

`10^(2)=x^(2)+8^(2)`