Question

A squared plus B squared equals C squared. On the triangle one side equals 8 and the other side equals 10. What does the third side equal?

Answer 1

is the 10 on the longest side?

Answer 2

yupp

Answer 3

so c=10, a=8
10^2 = 8^2 + b^2
100 = 64 + b^2
36 = b^2
6 = b
(it's a hidden 3,4,5 triangle with a factor of 2)