Question

PLEASE HELP Short leg= 8 , Long leg=10 i need the hypotenuse but below i dont understand how to answer it how they are asking for

x= √

Answer 1

`\large \boxed{x = √(164)}`

Explanation:

We have a right triangle, so we can use Pythagoras' Theorem:

The square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

`\begin{array}{rcl}x^(2)&=& 8^(2) + 10^(2)\\& = & 64 + 100\\x^(2) & = & 164\\\end{array}\\\large \boxed{\mathbf{ x = √(164)}}`