SOLUTION: In triangle ABC, the length of side AB is 19 inches and the length of side BC is 24 inches. What is the length of AC

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Question 935918: In triangle ABC, the length of side AB is 19 inches and the length of side BC is 24 inches. What is the length of AC
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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triangle has to be right angle triangle to solve this problem
length (AB) = 19 in
length(BC) =24 in
as per Pythagorean theorem
+AB%5E2%2BBC%5E2=AC%5E2}
19%5E2%2B24%5E2=AC%5E2
361%2B576=AC%5E2
837=AC%5E2
square root on both sides
+sqrt%28837%29=sqrt%28AC%5E2%29
+28.93+=AC
Result: AC =28.93 in