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A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 10 meters. One leg is 6 meters long. What is the length of the other leg of the triangle? A. 4 m B. v8 C. v136 D. 8 m
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A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 10 meters. One leg is 6 meters long. What is the length of the other leg of the triangle?

A. 4 m

B. v8

C. v136

D. 8 m

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Answer:

D) 8 meters

Explanation:

You must use the pythagorean theorem

The hypotenuse (or c) is 10

a is 6


10^(2) -6^(2) =64


√(64) = 8

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D because the two sides have to be larger than the hypotenuse when added
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