SOLUTION: Use the following information to solve questions 1-3. Right triangle ABC has one leg of length 3 in. and a hypotenuse of length 5 in. Find the length of the other leg Questi

Click here to see ALL problems on Geometry Word Problems

Question 14514: Use the following information to solve questions 1-3. Right triangle ABC has one leg of length 3 in. and a hypotenuse of length 5 in. Find the length of the other leg

Question 2
Find the perimeter of the triangle

Question 3
Find the area of the triangle
Answer by Starz(4) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
alright....let's get down to work
you have the hypotenuse and a length, so to get the other length you have to use this equation:
(5 in. x 5 in.)- (3 in. x 3 in.)= unknown length x unknown length
25-9
16
the squareroot of 16 is 4....so the unknown length is 4.
Now add everything to get the perimeter. 5+3+4=12 inches
For the area use this equation:
base x length divided by two
3 x 4 divided by 2
12 divided by 2
6...the area is 6 inches squared