Question

camila drew a triangle with a side that is 24 inches long and a side that is 18 inches long. which of the following could be the length of the third side of a triangle that camila drew?

Answer 1

Formula: a^2+b^2=c^2
Plug in: 24^2+18^2=c^2
Exponents: 576+324=c^2
Add: 900=c^2
Square root: c=30
So the answer is 30 inches