How do you find the Pythagoean theorem of a triangle?

Question

the trinagle has three sides one is 10 the other is 24 and the other is x.

Answer 1

Which one is the hypotenuse? Is it 24 or is it x? You cannot solve for x if you do not know which one is the hypotenuse.
(Also, the triangle has to be a right triangle).
Use the formula:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where c is the hypotenuse and a and b are the lengths of the other two sides.

Answer 2

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

i'm assuming a and b are 10 and x (or vice versa) ; and c is 24...

10^2 + x^2 = 24^2 Substitute in your values of a, b, and c.
100 + x^2 = 576 Do the math..
x^2 = 476 Subtract 100 from 576.
sq. rt of x^2 = sq. rt of 476 Take square root of both sides.
x = ~21.81742423 or rather x = 21.8

Answer 3

The hipothenuse^2=one side^2+the other side^2
The we have either
10^2+x^2=24^2
either
10^2+24^2=x^2

Answer 4

That's not enough information. Are you sure it's a right triangle? because the Pythagorean theorem does not apply. And is the hypotenuse 24 units long or is that side one of the legs?

Answer 5

A squared + B squared = C squared

10^2 +24^2 = C^2
100+576+C^2
676=C^2
square root of 676 should be your length

Answer 6

the pythagorean triads/tripletsare given by 2m,m^2-1 and m^2+1
2m=10 and so m=5 so m^2-1=25-1=24 and m^2+1=25+1=26
so the triplet is 10,24,26

Answer 7

if this is a right triangle, then

10^2 + 24^2 = x^2
100 + 576 = x^2
x^2 = 676
x = 26

or

10^2 + x^2 = 24^2
100 + x^2 = 576
x^2 = 476
x = 2sqrt(119)

so it depends if "x" is the hypothenuse.

Answer 8

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

10^2 + 24^2 = c^2

100 + 576 = c^2

c^2 = 676

c = 26

x = 26

Answer 9

the line opposite the right angle of a triangle is called the hypothenuse.

call this c, and the other two lines a and b.

c x c = a x a + b x b.

Answer 10

This formula is the very same as that mentioned in a classic Caramilk commercial...and its still a secret