Question

The length of one leg of a right triangle is 24 ft, and the length of the hypotenuse is 40 ft.

Answer 1

First set up your formula. A squared plus b squared equals c squared. C squared is the hypotenuse. Set it up like this;

24 squared plus b squared equals 40 squared.

576 plus b squared equals 1600

B squared equals 1600 - 576

B squared equals 1024

Then you square root it

The answer is 32.

Answer 2

H^2=x^2+y^2

y^2=h^2-x^2

y^2=40^2-24^2

y^2=1024

y=√1024

y=32 ft