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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Question 865952: 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?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
= 6 in long the other leg
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