SOLUTION: a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one of its legs measures 16cm. find the area of the triangle
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Question 551271: a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one of its legs measures 16cm. find the area of the triangle
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a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one of its legs measures 16cm. find the area of the triangle
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16 cm = the height.
Find the base using Pythagoras
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Or, just notice that it's the 3, 4, 5 triangle times 4
--> 12, 16 & 20
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Area = b*h/2 = 12*16/2
= 96 sq cm
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