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What is the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle with legs of length 7 and 24?

User Jnovacho
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Answer:

25

Explanation:

x^2 = 7^2 + 24^2x^2 =49 + 576x^2 = 625

x = 25

(Edit) lol I didn't know this question was from 3 years ago haha

User Slaurent
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a² + b² = c² a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse.

7² + 24² = c²

49 + 576 = c²

625 = c²

√625 = √c²

25 = c

hope that helps, God bless!

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