Thread: Theorem Of Pythagoras(right angled triangle)

A diagram shows a right angled triangle with pt=26b and rt=24
Use the theorem of Pythagoras to find pr.

Originally Posted by joe89

A diagram shows a right angled triangle with pt=26b and rt=24
Use the theorem of Pythagoras to find pr.

Where's the diagram of triangle PTR?

With what you gave, we can not tell whether one side is a leg, or another is the hypotenuse.

Give it a try: if a and b are legs of a right triangle and c is the hypotenuse of the triangle, then

24^2 + b^2 = 26^2