Answer
$10$
Work Step by Step
According to the Pythagoras Theorem, if $a$ and $b$ are the lengths of the legs of a right triangle, and $c$ is the length of the
hypotenuse, then $a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}$.
Since $a=8$ and $b=6$, we substitute these values in the formula and solve:
$c^{2}=a^{2}+b^{2}=8^{2}+6^{2}=64+36=100$
Therefore, $c=\sqrt (100)=10$
Since $c$ represents a length, we assume that $c$ is positive and is equal to $10$.
