SOLUTION: For a right triangle that has a and b and hypotenuse c, find th lenght of the side not given here. a=10 b=24

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Question 32027: For a right triangle that has a and b and hypotenuse c, find th lenght of the side not given here.
a=10
b=24

Answer by mbarugel(146)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello!
The Pythagorean Theorem states that for a right triangle with sides a and b, and hypotenuse c, the following equation must hold:

Therefore, since a=10 and b=24,





So the length of the side not given here (the hypotenuse) is 26.

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