plywood question

Question

a carpenter needs to cut a piece of plywood in the shape a right triangle. after she cuts the triangle, she measures the legs to be 10 inches long and 24 inches long what should the hypotenuse measure to ensure the piece of plywood is a right triangle

Answer 1

Tony, we have to use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that a² + b² = c²

 

We have that a = 10 and b = 24.

 

So, 10² + 24² = c²

 

100 + 576 = c²

 

676 = c²

 

√676 = √c²

 

26 = c

 

Hope this helps!