Question

Two sides of a right triangle are given below. Determine the length of the missingside.a = 24C = 26b = ?

Answer 1

b = 10

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the diagram is a right-angled triangle, to get the missing, length, we will use the Pythagoras theorem as shown;

`c^2=a^2+b^2`

Substitute the given values into the expression to get the value of b

`\begin{gathered} 26^2=24^2+b^2 \\ 676=576+b^2 \\ b^2=676-576 \\ b^2=100 \\ b=\sqrt[]{100} \\ b=10 \end{gathered}`

Hence the length of the missing side is 10