SOLUTION: Using the Pythagorean Theorem, find the length of a leg of a right triangle if the other leg is 8 feet long and the hypotenuse is 10 feet long.

Question 556923: Using the Pythagorean Theorem, find the length of a leg of a right triangle if the other leg is 8 feet long and the hypotenuse is 10 feet long.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, JBarnum:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, find the length of a leg of a right triangle if the other leg is 8 feet long and the hypotenuse is 10 feet long.
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Do that.

Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

a=8 c=10 find b

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