SOLUTION: the two longer sides of a right triangle are 8cm and 10cm, What is the length of the shorter side?

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Question 846979: the two longer sides of a right triangle are 8cm and 10cm, What is the length of the shorter side?
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Hi,

the two longer sides of a right triangle are 8cm and 10cm, 

What is the length of the shorter side +highlight_green%28x%29 ?

applying the Pythagorean Theorem

x^2 + 8^2 = 10^2

   x^2 = 100-64 = 36

  x^2 = 36

   x = 6cm     (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)

CHECKING our answer***

+%286m%29%5E2+%2B+%288cm%29%5E2+=++36m%5E2+%2B+64cm%5E2+=+100cm%5E2+=+%2810cm%29%5E2

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