I’ll give 15. What is the missing side length in the triangle below?

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asked Jan 23, 2021 85.1k views

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Neilakapete · Answer 1 · 2021-01-30T00:15:51+0000

Answer:

40 ft

Explanation:

The fiagram shows the right triangle (one angle is right angle).

By the Pythagorean theorem,

$\text{Leg}_1^2+\text{Leg}_2^2=\text{Hypotenuse}^2$

From the diagram,

$\text{Leg}_1=24\ ft\\ \\\text{Leg}_2=32\ ft\\ \\\text{Hypotenuse}=c\ ft,$

then

$24^2+32^2=c^2\\ \\c^2=576+1,024\\ \\c^2=1,600\\ \\c^2=40^2\\ \\c=40\ ft$