SOLUTION: solve for the length of the unknown side in the following right triangle. (side AC is the hypotenuse) AB = 8 AC=10

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Question 585233: solve for the length of the unknown side in the following right triangle. (side AC is the hypotenuse)
AB = 8
AC=10
Answer by sofiyac(983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the length of the unknown side, then using pathagorean theorem
8%5E2%2Bx%5E2=10%5E2 solve for x
64%2Bx%5E2=100 subtract 64 from each side
64-64%2Bx%5E2=100-64
x%5E2=36 take square root of each side
x=6