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Mathematics knowledge · Difficulty 1

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 6 and 8. What is the hypotenuse?

  1. 7
  2. 15
  3. 10
  4. 12
Reveal answer and explanation

10

This is a scaled 3-4-5 right triangle, so the hypotenuse is 5 × 2 = 10.