SOLUTION: one side of the triangle is x and the other side is x+4, the hypotemus (long side) is 20. I need to find the area. HOW DO I SOLVE THIS??!

Question 449420: one side of the triangle is x and the other side is x+4, the hypotemus (long side) is 20. I need to find the area. HOW DO I SOLVE THIS??!

Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you know the 12-16-20 Pythagorean triple, you can conclude that x = 12, and the area is 12(16)/2 = 96. Or, you could do

and solve via factoring or the quadratic formula.

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