Question

Find the length of the missing leg. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10in, one side length is 8in what is the missing side length of the right triangle?

Answer 1

6in

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean theorem.

A^2 + B^2 = C^2

a^2 + 64 = 100

subtract 64 from both sides

a^2 = 36

take the square root of each side

a = 6