Denesh is creating a triangular flower bed using three pieces of wood. The two shorter pieces of wood have lengths of 7 feet and 24 feet. How long, in feet, should the third piece of wood be for Denesh to create a right triangle?

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Kirsten

25 July, 02:14

Denesh is creating a triangular flower bed using three pieces of wood. The two shorter pieces of wood have lengths of 7 feet and 24 feet. How long, in feet, should the third piece of wood be for Denesh to create a right triangle?

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Micah Strickland · Answer 1

You would have to find the hypotenuse (which is the longest part of the right triangle) To find the hypotenuse you would first do 7 squared + 24 squared=62 then you would find the square root of 62 which is 7.874007874011811 so the answer would be:

7.874007874011811 feet (you would round it if you need to)