SOLUTION: The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 inches and one of the legs is 8 inches long. How long is the other leg?
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The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 inches and one of the legs is 8 inches long. How long is the other leg?
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Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
= 6 in long the other leg
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