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Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the hypotenuse.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the hypotenuse.-example-1
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is the hypotenuse not already shown? wouldn’t it just be 10…?

if your trying to find the value of the missing leg then that would 8.
10^2-6^2= b
100-36=64
square root of 64 is 8.


not sure if this was a trick question or just bad wording cause the longest leg- the hypotenuse is already shown in that image-10. otherwise if it was bad wording and means the missing leg, then that would be 8.

so based off the question it’s 10. it’s just weird how they said to use the pythagorean theorem when you don’t have to…
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