Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer: b = 45 inches

Work Shown:

`a^2+b^2 = c^2\\\\b^2 = c^2-a^2\\\\b = √(c^2-a^2)\\\\b = √(51^2-24^2)\\\\b = √(2025)\\\\b = 45\\\\`

For more information and examples, check out the pythagorean theorem.