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Daily puzzle · 2026-10-20 · Similar Triangles

Mathbound Daily Puzzle — 2026-10-20 — Similar Triangles Solution

Level 1

Right triangle with legs 77 and 2424. Hypotenuse?
  1. A.24
  2. B.26
  3. C.31
  4. D.25
  5. E.z4

Answer: D

Key idea: Pythagorean theorem / scaled triples.

Set it up: (7)2+(24)2\sqrt{(7)^2+(24)^2}.

Solution: 2525.

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