SOLUTION: if one leg of a right triangle measures 8 radical 6 units and the other leg measures 8 radical 2 units. what is the other side length?

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Question 469356: if one leg of a right triangle measures 8 radical 6 units and the other leg measures 8 radical 2 units. what is the other side length?
Answer by ccs2011(207) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use Pythagorean theorem:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
To find the hypotenuse of this triangle, solve for c:
c%5E2+=+%288sqrt%286%29%29%5E2+%2B+%288sqrt%282%29%29%5E2
c%5E2+=+%2864%2A6%29+%2B+%2864%2A2%29
c%5E2+=+8%2A64
Take square root of both sides
c+=+sqrt%288%29%2Asqrt%2864%29
c+=+8sqrt%288%29
c+=+8sqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%282%29
c+=+16sqrt%282%29