If the longer side of a right-angled triangle is 24 cm and the hypotenuse is 26 cm, what is the length of the shorter side?

Answer as guest — Start Free Practice Test to earn Practice PointsHow to earn pointsAsk a question+3Answer a question+1Someone answers yours+1Your Q gets upvoted+1Pioneer bonus (first 5)+51 point = ₹1 discount on purchases, ask questions & climb the leaderboard!

• A 100 cm
• B 10 cm
• C 5 cm
• D None of the above

Submit Answer

Show answer and explanation

Answer: B. 10 cm

26^2=676 and 24^2=576. If 576 is subtracted from 676 the result is 100. The square root of 100 is 10.

Answering after opening this box earns no Practice Points.