The Pythagorean theorem states that, if c is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle and a and b the lengths of its legs, then

Making this an equation for b, which is the side we're interested in, we get:

Using the values we were given:

Taking the square root of both sides:
![b=\sqrt[]{576}=24](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/f03wo4awshcw1t58t0xf5uxj45d9rhsrsi.png)
And so, the correct answer is the first option.