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Find the missing side length of a triangle with legs that are 6 feet and 8 feet long.



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Answer:

10 feet.

Explanation:

I am assuming this is a right triangle. We use Pythagoras theorem:

h^2 = 6^2 + 8^2

h^2 = 100

h = 10 feet.