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Question 1030033: Im having trouble doing a Pythagorean Theorem problem, I was wondering if you can help me better understand it.
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Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because the triangle is a right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem holds.

The Pythagorean theorem says that the sum of the squares of the two legs (e.g. 10 and 24) equals the square of the length of the hypotenuse (e.g. the unknown side)

So . So c = 26.