SOLUTION: if one leg of a right triangle measures 8 radical 6 units and the other leg measures 8 radical 2 units. what is the other side length?

Question 469356: if one leg of a right triangle measures 8 radical 6 units and the other leg measures 8 radical 2 units. what is the other side length?
Answer by ccs2011(207) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use Pythagorean theorem:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
To find the hypotenuse of this triangle, solve for c:

Take square root of both sides

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