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!

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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!

hero · Answer

If you have

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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.

ttop0816 · Answer

thank you so much!

hero · Answer

What did you get for the hypotenuse?