SOLUTION: one leg of a right triangle has length 8 inches and the hypotenuse has length 10 inches. find the length of the third side.
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Question 437251: one leg of a right triangle has length 8 inches and the hypotenuse has length 10 inches. find the length of the third side.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a2+b2=c2
b2=c2-a2
b2=100-64
b2=36
b=6
The length is 6 inches.
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