SOLUTION: My question is this: the lengths of a right triangle are 24 and 10, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

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Question 535881: My question is this: the lengths of a right triangle are 24 and 10, what is the length of the hypotenuse?
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Pythagoras theorem says that the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides (called the "legs" of the right triangle). So, if the length of the hypotenuse is h
h%5E2=24%5E2%2B10%5E2
It turns out, calculating, that
h%5E2=676and taking the square root
h=26