SOLUTION: if a right triangle is 7 units high and its base is 24 units long, what is the length of its hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Thereom?

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Question 338695: if a right triangle is 7 units high and its base is 24 units long, what is the length of its hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Thereom?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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7^2+24^2=c^2
49+576=625
sq rt 625=25 units