SOLUTION: One leg of a right traingle measures 8 m. The other leg measures 6 m. Find the lenght of the hypotenuse

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Question 559174: One leg of a right traingle measures 8 m. The other leg measures 6 m. Find the lenght of the hypotenuse
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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One leg of a right traingle measures 8 m. The other leg measures 6 m. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
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Use Pythagoras:
hypot = sqrt[8^2+6^2]
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h = sqrt[64+36]
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h = sqrt(100)
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h = 10 m
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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