A right triangle has one leg that measures 6 units and another leg that measures 8 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse of this triangle?

Recall the Pythagorean theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse. You can express this relationship as:

$$ a^2 + b^2 = c^2 $$

where $$ a $$ and $$ b $$ are the lengths of the legs, and $$ c $$ is the length of the hypotenuse.