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the length of one side of a right triangle is 24 and the length of th e hypotenuse is 26 find the length b of the other side

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Answer:

  10

Step-by-step explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem tells you ...

  b² + 24² = 26²

  b² = 26² -24² = 676 -576 = 100

  b = √100 = 10

The length b of the other side is 10.

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You may recognize this as a 5-12-13 right triangle, scaled by a factor of 2.

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