can someone tell me the missing leg of the right triangle if 10 is the other leg and 26 is the hypotenuse
its 16
"confused gurl" is indeed confused
a^2 + 10^2 = 26^2
a^2 = 676-100
a^2=576
a=24
Your triangle is simply a multiple of one of the basic right-angled triangles, the 5,12,13 combination.
To find the missing leg of a right triangle, you can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
In this case, you have one leg measuring 10 and the hypotenuse measuring 26. Let's call the missing leg "a".
Using the Pythagorean theorem, you can set up the equation:
a^2 + 10^2 = 26^2
Simplifying this equation, you get:
a^2 + 100 = 676
Subtracting 100 from both sides:
a^2 = 576
To find "a", take the square root of both sides:
a = √576
Simplifying the square root:
a = 24
Therefore, the missing leg of the right triangle is 24.