SOLUTION: If a right triangle has legs of 6 cm and 8 cm, then the hypotenuse is ?

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Question 453127: If a right triangle has legs of 6 cm and 8 cm, then the hypotenuse is ?
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If a right triangle has legs of 6 cm and 8 cm, then the hypotenuse is ?
Apply Pythagorean theorem:
Let h = hypotenuse
then
6^2 + 8^2 = h^2
36 + 64 = h^2
100 = h^2
10 cm = h