Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 6 and 8 is

Answer 1

Pythagorean Theorem:

`h=\sqrt[]{l^2_1+l^2_2}`

where l1 and l2 are the value of each leg, and h the hypotenus.

Replacing the values given, we get:

`h=\sqrt[]{6^2+8^2}`
`h=\sqrt[]{36+64^{}}`
`h=\sqrt[]{100^{}}=10`

Answer: a. 10