SOLUTION: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 14. One of the triangles side lengths is 6. Find length of the remaining side. (Round your answer to one decimal place if needed.)

Question 268943: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 14. One of the triangles side lengths is 6. Find length of the remaining side.
(Round your answer to one decimal place if needed.)
Found 2 solutions by rfer, drk:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2+b^2=c^2
6^2+b^2=14^2
36+b^2=196
b^2=160
b=12.6
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We use a^2 + b^2 = c^2 to get
6^2 + b^2 = 14^2
simplify to get
36 + b^2 = 144
subtract 36 to get
b^2 = 108
take a square root to get
b = 10.4
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