For the right triangle, find the unknown side length using a Pythagorean triple. In right △XYZ , the hypotenuse XY has length 40, and the shorter leg YZ has length 24. The length of side XZ is

or

step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

⇒

⇒ ⇒

factorizing, we get that:

  ⇒

then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!

step-by-step explanation:

is their an equation anywhere i can take a   look at it and see if i am right.