Evaluate square root of 6^2+8^2

$\sqrt{6^{2} + 8^{2}}$

Step 1

Raise $6$ to the power of $2$ .

$\sqrt{36 + 8^{2}}$

Step 2

Raise $8$ to the power of $2$ .

$\sqrt{36 + 64}$

Step 3

Add $36$ and $64$ .

$\sqrt{100}$

Step 4

Rewrite $100$ as $10^{2}$ .

$\sqrt{10^{2}}$

Step 5

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$10$