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Find the length of side a.
Can you help me please?

Find the length of side a. Can you help me please?-example-1
User Maude
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Answer:

6

Explanation:

Use Pythagorean theorem:

a²+b²=c²

8²+a²=10²

64+a²=100

subtract 64 from 100

a²=36

√a=√36

a= 6

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