Question

Find the third side in simplest radical form: 25 24

Answer 1

`\sqrt[]{49\text{ }}\text{ }`

Here, we want to get the length of the third side

Mathematically, we can get this by the use of Pythagoras' theorem

It states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the two other sides

Let the missing side be s

From the diagram, we have the hypotenuse as 25 (the hypotenuse is the longest side and it is the side that faces the right angle

We have this as;

`\begin{gathered} 25^2=s^2+24^2 \\ s^2=25^2-24^2 \\ s^2\text{ = 625-576} \\ s\text{ = }\sqrt[]{49} \\ s\text{ = 7} \end{gathered}`