SOLUTION: A piece of land with an area of 2400 sq.m is in the shape of a right triangle with the hypotenuse 100m long. Find the two legs.

Question 681872: A piece of land with an area of 2400 sq.m is in the shape of a right triangle with the hypotenuse 100m long. Find the two legs.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A piece of land with an area of 2400 sq.m is in the shape of a right triangle with the hypotenuse 100m long. Find the two legs.
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a*b/2 = 2400 --> a = 4800/b

Sub for a

sub x for b^2

(x - 3600)*(x - 6400) = 0
x = 3600, 6400
--> b = 60, 80
Legs are 60 & 80 meters
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