The legs of a right triangle measure 17 and 26. Find the length of the hypotenuse. Please help

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

17^2 + 26^2 = c^2

So what will be the answer. I am confused

Which part confuses you?

What will be the answer at the end after you square the numbers

What did you get when you added?

17^2 + 26^2

965

To find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, you can use the Pythagorean theorem. According to the theorem, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

In this case, let's call the length of one leg "a" and the length of the other leg "b". The given lengths are:

a = 17
b = 26

To find the length of the hypotenuse "c", we can use the following formula:

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

Substituting the given values, we get:

c^2 = 17^2 + 26^2

Now we can calculate:

c^2 = 289 + 676
c^2 = 965

To find the length of the hypotenuse "c", we need to take the square root of both sides of the equation:

c = √965

Using a calculator, we can find the square root of 965 to be approximately 31.09.

Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse is approximately 31.09 units.