Question

The side lengths of a triangle are 10,26 and 24 which one is the hypotenuse

a.24
b.26
c.10
d.50
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Answer 1

`\huge\boxed{\bf\: b. \: 26 \rightarrow hypotenuse }`

Explanation:

Consider a right angled triangle with sides as 10, 26 & 24 units.

Here, we need to find the hypotenuse of the triangle.

The hyptenuse is the side which is opposite to the right angle (90°) & is also the longest side of the triangle.

Then, among the given values, we can clearly say that 26 > 10, 24.

Therefore,
`\boxed{\bf\: 26 \: units }` is the hypotenuse of the triangle with side lengths as 10, 26, 24 units.

`\rule{150pt}{2pt}`

Answer 2

The hypotenuse is the longer of the 3 sides:

answer: b.26