Question

A right triangle has a leg length of 6 centimeters and a hypotenuse length of 10 centimeters. What is the length of the other leg?

Answer 1

Given data;

The given length of one leg is a=6 cm.

The given hypotenuse is c=10 cm.

The expression for the pythagoras theorem is,

`a^2+b^2=c^2`

Substitute the given values in the above expr