Question 57295
a^2+b^2=c^2 [Pythagorean Theorem]
6^2+8^2=c^2 [Plug-in the values]
36+64=c^2 [Simplify]
100=c^2 [Take the square root of each side to find the value of just "c"]
sqrt(100)=sqrt(c^2)
10=c
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Check by plugging all of the values for a, b, and c back into the formula.