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find the lengthof the missing side. The triangle is not drawn to scale. can i have help with how to solve these?

find the lengthof the missing side. The triangle is not drawn to scale. can i have-example-1

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10 (option A)

Step-by-step explanation:

Triangle is right angled. So we would apply pythagoras' theorem to find the third side.

Hypotenuse² = opposite² + adjacent²

hypotenuse = ?

opposite = 8

adjacent = 6

Inserting into the formula:

Hypotenuse² = 8² + 6²

Hypotenuse² = 64 + 36

Hypotenuse² = 100

square root both sides:

hypotenuse = √100

hypotenuse = 10

The length of the missing side is 10 (option A)

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