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Question
Find the length of the hypotenuse of a triangle whose other two sides are 24cm and 7cm.
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Solution
The two sides (excluding hypotenuse) of a right-angled triangle are given as 24cm and 7cm
(hypotenuse)2 = (24cm)2 + (7cm)2
(hypotenuse)2 = 576cm2 + 49cm2
(hypotenuse)2 = 625cm2
(hypotenuse)2 = (25cm)2
Thus, the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle is 25cm.
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