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Find the length of the missing side of the right triangle.

Find the length of the missing side of the right triangle.-example-1

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Answer:

b=8

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem

a^2+b^2 =c^2 where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse

6^2 + b^2 = 10^2

36+b^2 = 100

Subtract 36 from each side

b^2 = 100-36

b^2 = 64

Take the square root of each side

sqrt(b^2) = sqrt(64)

b = 8

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