Question

What’s the length of the second leg of the triangle? If you’re giving bee equals 24 and see equals 25. A= what?

Answer 1

The Pythagorean Theorem can be applied in any right triangle if we are given two of the three lengths of its sides.

A right triangle forms a longer side called the hypotenuse (c) and two shorter sides called the legs (a and b).

The Pythagorean Theorem states:

$a^2+b^2=c^2$

Solving for a:

$a=\sqrt{c^2-b^2}$

Substituting c = 25, b = 24:

$\begin{gathered} a=\sqrt{25^2-24^2} \\ \\ a=\sqrt{625-576}=\sqrt{49}=7 \end{gathered}$

a = 7