A right triangle has legs 6 cm and 8 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
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Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 6² + 8² = 36 + 64 = 100, so the hypotenuse is 10 cm.
A right triangle has legs 6 cm and 8 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 6² + 8² = 36 + 64 = 100, so the hypotenuse is 10 cm.