In a triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is 10 inches and one leg is 6 inches. What is the length of the other leg?
Correct: B
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where c is the length of the hypotenuse (10 inches), and one leg (let's say a) is 6 inches, we solve for the other leg (b). So, 6^2 + b^2 = 10^2. This simplifies to 36 + b^2 = 100. Subtracting 36 from both sides gives b^2 = 64. Taking the square root of both sides, we get b = 8.