document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #322087 by ccs2011(207) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Use Pythagorean theorem:
\n" ); document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2
\n" ); document.write( "To find the hypotenuse of this triangle, solve for c:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2+=+%288sqrt%286%29%29%5E2+%2B+%288sqrt%282%29%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2+=+%2864%2A6%29+%2B+%2864%2A2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2+=+8%2A64\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Take square root of both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c+=+sqrt%288%29%2Asqrt%2864%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c+=+8sqrt%288%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c+=+8sqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%282%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c+=+16sqrt%282%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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