Identify the legs and the hypotenuse<span> of the </span>triangle<span>. You know that the </span>triangle<span> is a right </span>triangle<span> since the ground and the raised portion of the porch are perpendicular—this means you can use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve this problem. Identify a, b, and c. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of c.</span>