SOLUTION: Please help mmy solve this question, triangles confuse me when it comes to knowing how to find the hypotenuse i get lost every time! "The length of the hypotenuse of a right angel

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Question 1060542: Please help mmy solve this question, triangles confuse me when it comes to knowing how to find the hypotenuse i get lost every time!
"The length of the hypotenuse of a right angel is 10 and the length of one leg is 8, whats the length of the other leg?"
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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"The length of the hypotenuse of a right angel is 10 and the length of one leg is 8, whats the length of the other leg?"
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The hypotenuse is usually labeled c.
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c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2 where a & b are the 2 legs.
10%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+8%5E2
Solve for a.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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"The length of the hypotenuse of a right TRIANGLE angel is 10 and the length of one leg is 8, whats the length of the other leg?"

leg1%5E2%2Bleg2%5E2=hypotenuse%5E2


Unknown leg, variable x.
x%5E2%2B8%5E2=10%5E2