The legs of a right triangle measure 6 in. and 8 in. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

A. 10 in.
B. 5.39 in.
C. 14 in.
D. 8 in.
Is the answer A?
Thanks

No, the answer is 14 in.

Your answer is correct.

You use the equation: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

Next, you plug in 6 as a, and 8 as b.

6^2 + 8^2 = c^2

6 x 6 equals 36, and 8 x 8 equals 64.

Then, you plug in 36 and 64.

36 + 64 = c^2

Now you solve by adding.

36 + 64 = 100

100 = c^2

Now you square it, and that is your final answer.

10 = c

So yes, your answer is correct.

I hope this helps! :)

Ms. sue which one is the answer.

Thank you Brady and Ms, Sue :)

You're welcome, Anonymous. :)

To find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two legs.

In this case, the legs measure 6 in. and 8 in. So, let's substitute these values into the Pythagorean Theorem and solve for the length of the hypotenuse (which we'll call c):

c^2 = 6^2 + 8^2
c^2 = 36 + 64
c^2 = 100

Taking the square root of both sides, we get:

c = √100
c = 10

So, the length of the hypotenuse is 10 in. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

Yes.