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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-04-24

The length of one leg of a right triangle is 24 ft, and the length of the hypotenuse is 40 ft. What is the length of the other leg?

A. 46.7 feet
B. 32.0 feet
C. 64.0 feet
D. 6.3 feet

Asked by mjchey

Answer (2)

a , b − l e g s c − h y p o t e n u se P y t ha g or a s t h eore m : a 2 + b 2 = c 2 s u b s t i t u t e a = 24 f t an d c = 40 f t : 2 4 2 + b 2 = 4 0 2 576 + b 2 = 1600 / − 576 b 2 = 1024 b = 1024 ​ b = 32 ( f t ) A n s w er : B

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can determine that the length of the other leg in the right triangle is 32 feet. Therefore, the correct answer is B.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-24

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