Question

Using the Pythagorean theroem find the length of leg of a right triangle if the other leg is 8 feet long and the hypotenuse is 10 feet long

Answer 1

a^2 + b^2 = C^2

c = hyptonenuse = 10

a= 8

 so 8^2 = b^2 = 10^

64=b^2 = 100

100-64 = b^2

36 = b^2

b=6