Question

Right triangle with legs 10 and 24 . Find the length of the hypotenuse

Answer 1

26 would be the length of the hypotenuse

Answer 2

`26`; to find the length of the hypotenuse, you have to use the pythagorean theorem, which states that, in a right triangle,
`a^2+b^2=c^2`.
`a` and
`b` would be the two legs, while
`c` would be the hypotenuse. You need to plug in the values of the legs as
`a` and
`b`:
`10^2+24^2=c^2`. Solve for the squares of the two numbers, resulting in
`100+576=c^2`, and ultimately
`676=c^2`. Find the square root of
`c^2` and
`676`, and you get
`26=c`.