SSC MTS practice question
In a right-angled triangle, the hypotenuse is 10 cm and one leg is 6 cm. Find the length of the other leg.
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Correct answer: (A) 8 cm
By the Pythagoras theorem, other leg² = hypotenuse² − known leg² = 10² − 6² = 100 − 36 = 64. So the other leg = √64 = 8 cm.
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एक समकोण त्रिभुज में कर्ण 10 सेमी है और एक भुजा 6 सेमी है। दूसरी भुजा की लंबाई ज्ञात कीजिए।
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सही उत्तर: (A) 8 सेमी
पाइथागोरस प्रमेय से, दूसरी भुजा² = कर्ण² − ज्ञात भुजा² = 10² − 6² = 100 − 36 = 64. अतः दूसरी भुजा = √64 = 8 सेमी।
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