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How would I go about solving this problem? I used the Pythagorean theorem but still got it wrong

How would I go about solving this problem? I used the Pythagorean theorem but still-example-1
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Answer:

B. 20

Explanation:

Using the Pythagorean Theorem, you have:


a^2 + b^2 = c^2\\24^2 + 32^2 = c^2\\576 + 1024 = c^2\\1600 = c^2\\c = 40

So you know side AB is 40 inches long. It asks the length of the midpoint to point A, so you have to do 40/2 = 20 inches

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