SOLUTION: Find the length of the missing leg of a right triangle given a leg of length 8 and a hypotenuse of length 10. Leave your answer in simplest radical form. HELP!!!!

Question 657321: Find the length of the missing leg of a right triangle given a leg of length 8 and a hypotenuse of length 10. Leave your answer in simplest radical form. HELP!!!!

Answer by colliefan(242) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember Pythagorean theorem: if a and b are the legs of a right triangle and c is the hypotenuse:

Substitute 6 back into the Pythagorean theorem to make sure it is a correct solution. The other leg has length 6.
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