Question

Find the length of side a in a right triangle if b=24, c=26. I used the pathogorean theorem which is a^2+b^2=c^2
a^2+576=676
a^2=100
√10
3.162
Is this correct?

Answer 1

Yes. Nice job

Answer 2

@Xavier Awesome!

Answer 3

@treydwg --> The answer of √10 is not corrrect. a = 10.

>a^2+576=676
a^2=100
√10
3.162
>Is this correct?
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a^2+576=676
a^2=100
a = 10 ------->
or a = -10.

The -10 does not have bearing on this problem.

@treydwg