A right triangle has legs 10 cm and 24 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
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Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 10² + 24² = 100 + 576 = 676, so the hypotenuse is 26 cm.
A right triangle has legs 10 cm and 24 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 10² + 24² = 100 + 576 = 676, so the hypotenuse is 26 cm.