What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer: b = 45 inches
Work Shown:
[tex]a^2+b^2 = c^2\\\\b^2 = c^2-a^2\\\\b = \sqrt{c^2-a^2}\\\\b = \sqrt{51^2-24^2}\\\\b = \sqrt{2025}\\\\b = 45\\\\[/tex]
For more information and examples, check out the pythagorean theorem.