document.write( "Question 280889: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 27 yd. and the other leg measures 36 yd. I need to show all work, I'm completely confused on this one! Please help!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #204105 by unlockmath(1688)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello, \n" ); document.write( "We know the area of the triangle is 1/2 times height times base so we can plug in the values given to get: \n" ); document.write( "Area=1/2(36)(27) Do the calculation and we get: \n" ); document.write( "Area=486 Sq yards \n" ); document.write( "Make sense? \n" ); document.write( "RJ \n" ); document.write( "Check out a book on the basics of math at \n" ); document.write( "www.math-unlock.com \n" ); document.write( " |