Question

Right triangle with legs 10 and 24 . Find the length of the hypotenuse

Answer 1

26 would be the length of the hypotenuse

Answer 2

$26$; to find the length of the hypotenuse, you have to use the pythagorean theorem, which states that, in a right triangle, $a^2+b^2=c^2$. $a$ and $b$ would be the two legs, while $c$ would be the hypotenuse. You need to plug in the values of the legs as $a$ and $b$: $10^2+24^2=c^2$. Solve for the squares of the two numbers, resulting in $100+576=c^2$, and ultimately $676=c^2$. Find the square root of $c^2$ and $676$, and you get $26=c$.