SOLUTION: The lengths of a right triangle are a=24 b=7. What is the hypotenuse?

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Question 966705: The lengths of a right triangle are a=24 b=7. What is the hypotenuse?
Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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The  legs  of the right triangle are  a=24  and  b=7.
What is the hypotenuse?

Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
hypotenuse = sqrt%2824%5E2+%2B+7%5E2%29 = sqrt%28576%2B49%29 = sqrt%28625%29 = 25.