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What’s the length of the second leg of the triangle? If you’re giving bee equals 24 and see equals 25. A= what?

What’s the length of the second leg of the triangle? If you’re giving bee equals 24 and-example-1

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The Pythagorean Theorem can be applied in any right triangle if we are given two of the three lengths of its sides.

A right triangle forms a longer side called the hypotenuse (c) and two shorter sides called the legs (a and b).

The Pythagorean Theorem states:


a^2+b^2=c^2

Solving for a:


a=√(c^2-b^2)

Substituting c = 25, b = 24:


\begin{gathered} a=√(25^2-24^2) \\ \\ a=√(625-576)=√(49)=7 \end{gathered}

a = 7

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