What is the length of the side marked y in the figure below

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Jiaweizhang · Answer 1 · 2024-07-30T15:31:06+0000

Answer:

y = 10

Explanation:

using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle.

the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides, that is

y² = 6² + 8² = 36 + 64 = 100 ( take square root of both sides )

y =
√(100) = 10