Question

Consider the triangle.

Right triangle A B C. Side A C is 24 centimeters, C B is 10 centimeters, and hypotenuse A B is c.

Find the length of the hypotenuse, c.



The length of the hypotenuse is
cm.

Answer 1

26cm
That’s also what the other one says by the way

Answer 2

It is 26cm.

Explanation:

Do Pythagorean theorem, a^2+b^2=c^2

So 24^2+10^2,

576+100,

676.

Next, we square root it to simplify c^2 to get c by itself

(sqrt)676,

26.