Calculate the missing length on the right triangle using the pythagorean theorem

So the pythagorean theorem is , or often known as a² + b² = c². Since we see that 8 and 6 are our legs and c is our hypotenuse, plug them into the equation to solve for c:

8² + 6² = c²

Firstly, solve the exponents:

64 + 36 = c²

Next, solve the addition:

100 = c²

Lastly, square root both sides and your answer will be:

10 = c

step-by-step explanation:

you can add the two numbers and divide the result by 2. or you can find the gap between the two numbers and add half of this to the smaller number.