Question

Denesh is creating a triangular flower bed using three pieces of wood. The two shorter pieces of wood have lengths of 7 feet and 24 feet. How long, in feet, should the third piece of wood be for Denesh to create a right triangle?

Answer 1

The third piece of wood that for denesh need to create to form a right triangle is: 25 feet.

Explanation:

We are given two shorter legs of a wood of lengths as: 7 feet and 24 feet. We know that in a right angled triangle with two shorter sides as a and b the longer length or the hypotenuse of the triangle of length c is given by Pythagorean Theorem as: We have: a=7 and b=24 Hence,

Answer 2

The answer is 25

Explanation: