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A right triangle has one side that is 6 inches long and a second side that is 8 inches long, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

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Answer:

10

Explanation:

6^2+8^2=c^2 (c is the hypotenous)

100=c^2

c=10

User Omnikrys
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a^2+b^2=c^2
[^2= squared]

Plug in your numbers.

6^2+8^2=c^2

36+64=c^2

100=c^2

10=c


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