Question

24 cm

Answer 1

Answer:

74cm

Step-by-step explanation:

If 24cm and 70cm are given sides of a right triangle, we can use the pythagorean theorem to find out the hypotenuse.

$a^{2} +b^{2} =c^{2}$ where a and b are sides of the right triangle and c is the longest side, or hypotenuse, of the right triangle.

Let's plug both 24 and 70 into the equation.

$24^2+70^2=c^2$

5476=$c^2$

To get c alone by itself, we have to square root both sides.

$\sqrt{5476}=\sqrt{c^2 }$

74=c

The longest side, or the hypotenuse, length, is 74cm.