Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 12 - Section 12.3 - Triangles - Exercise - Page 398: 2

Answer

$$c=26.0dm$$

Work Step by Step

This is a right triangle. This means we can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse. The formula is $c=\sqrt (a^{2}+b^{2})$ In this case, $a=24.0dm$ $b=10.0dm$ So, $c=\sqrt (24^{2}+10^{2})$ $c=\sqrt (576+100)$ $c=\sqrt 676$ $c=26.0dm$
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