Question

please answer!
If the legs of a right triangle are 8 and 10, find the length of the hypotenuse.


the answer has to be in a square root!

Answer 1

If you have



Use pythagorean theorem right?

\[a^2 + b^2 = c^2\]
\[8^2 + 10^2 = x^2\]

Now solve for x:

\[64 + 100 = x^2\]
\[164 = x^2\]

Then take square root of both sides. Don't forget to simplify.

Answer 2

thank you so much!

Answer 3

What did you get for the hypotenuse?