what is the lenght of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if side A is 14 inches and side B is 2 feet

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14^2 + 2^2 = c^2

196 + 4 = c^2

200 = c^2

c = sqrt(200) = 14.142

by Level 10 User (55.7k points)
The last answer is wrong.  One side is 14 inches and the other is 24 inches.  Using Pythagorean Theorem you would take :

14 ^ 2 + 24 ^ 2 = c^2

196 + 576 = c^2

772 = c^2

c = sqrt (772) = 27.7849
by Level 2 User (1.5k points)

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