SOLUTION: the area of a right angle triangle is 30 sq. cm and the length of the hypotenuse is 13 sq. cm. the length of the shorter side is?
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Question 351080: the area of a right angle triangle is 30 sq. cm and the length of the hypotenuse is 13 sq. cm. the length of the shorter side is?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From the Pythagorean theorem,
From the area,
Substitute,
Two solutions:
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The shorter leg is 5 cm.
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