Question

In a right triangle, if the shorter leg is 6 cm and the longer leg is 8 cm, how long is the longest side?

Answer 1

Answer:

10 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

According to pythagoras theorom,

6square+8square=x square

36+64=xsquare

100=x square

x=10 cm

Answer 2

Answer:

since it is a right angled triangle we can use the Pythagoras theorem.

A²+B²=C²-------------------1

Let A=6cm

      B=8cm

substituting in 1 we get,

(6)²+(8)²=36+64=100

therefore C=√100

                C=10

Therefore the longest side is 10 cm.

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