Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 8 - Right Triangles and Trigonometry - 8-1 The Pythagorean Theorem and It's Converse - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 497: 40

Answer

The third side would be $50$.

Work Step by Step

We can find the third side by using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$, where $a$ and $b$ are the legs of the right triangle and $c$ is the hypotenuse. Let's plug in what we know into the Pythagorean theorem: $14^2 + 48^2 = c^2$ Evaluate the exponents: $196 + 2304 = c^2$ Add to simplify: $2500 = c^2$ Take the positive square root to solve for $c$: $c = 50$ The third side would be $50$.
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