Question #N1012
In a right triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is 10 and the length of one leg is 6. What is the length of the other leg?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
Correct Answer is: B
We can use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the missing leg. The Pythagorean Theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs. So, we have 10^2 = 6^2 + x^2, where x is the length of the other leg. Simplifying, we get 100 = 36 + x^2. Subtracting 36 from both sides, we get 64 = x^2. Taking the square root of both sides, we get x = 8.