SOLUTION: Find the area, in cm^2, of right triangle ABC. CD=30.5 and is a median.
A)350
B)360
C)345
D)330
E)335
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-> SOLUTION: Find the area, in cm^2, of right triangle ABC. CD=30.5 and is a median.
A)350
B)360
C)345
D)330
E)335
https://imageshack.com/i/po4p4PBdj
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Question 1168083: Find the area, in cm^2, of right triangle ABC. CD=30.5 and is a median.
A)350
B)360
C)345
D)330
E)335
https://imageshack.com/i/po4p4PBdj Answer by ikleyn(52787) (Show Source):
For any right triangle, the median drawn to hypotenuse, has the length HALF of the hypotenuse.
Therefore, in your problem the hypotenuse length is 2*30.5 = 61 units.
Hence, the other leg is = = 60 units.
Then the area of the triangle is = 11*30 = 330 square units.
