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If the length of one base of a right triangle is 8 units and the hypotenuse of the triangle is 8, square root of, 5, end square root8
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units, what is the length of the other base?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2. With one leg a = 8 and hypotenuse c = 8√5,

b^2 = (8√5)^2 − 8^2 = 64·5 − 64 = 320 − 64 = 256,

so b = √256 = 16 units.