one leg of a right triangle is 10 meters. the length of the other is 24 meters. find the length of the hypoten

Answer 1

the hypoten is 26 meters u need to listen in class its pretty sad that u have to ask on here

Answer 2

In this equation, you would use the pythagorean theorum.
A^2 + B^2 = C^2
[A to the second degree, or a squared.]
C is the hypotenuse, always. A and B are interchangeable, so plug the 10 and 24 into the A and B spots.
10^2 + 24^2 = C^2
100 + 576 = C^2
Add them together.
676 = C^2
Now find the square root of both sides, I'm going to use v/ in place of the square root sign.
v/676=v/C^2
v/676=C
26=C
Because 26 squared equals 676.

Answer 3

Two methods:

One, use the pythagorean thm:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
(10)^2 + (24)^2 = c^2 (plug in, remember c is the hypotenuse)
100 + 576 = c^2
676 = c^2
c = 26 meters.

Or, know that {5,12,13} is a family of right triangles, and by doubling each side, we get that {10,24,26} is also a right triangle.