Question

one leg of a right triangle measures 8√ 6 units and the other leg measures 8√ 2 how long is the hypotenuse?

A.8
B.16
C.16√ 2
D.16√ 3

Answer 1

use pythagores theorem

Answer 2

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we know that c^2 = a^2 + b^2. So pluging in the numbers, we have :
c^2 = (8sqrt6)^2 + (8sqrt2)^2
so, have you seen how to multiply radicals?