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Mathematics knowledge · Difficulty 2

Try this ASVAB-style question.

Choose your answer before opening the explanation. This original practice item is for preparation and does not reproduce an official test question.

Question

A right triangle has legs of 6 and 8. What is the hypotenuse?

  1. 10
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 15
Reveal answer and explanation

10

By the Pythagorean theorem, c² = 6² + 8² = 100, so c = 10.