SOLUTION: If the short leg of Plato's triangle is 16, what is the area of the triangle? - I looked up Plato's Triangle but all that i found is that it is an optical illusion. I couldnt f

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Question 607691: If the short leg of Plato's triangle is 16, what is the area of the triangle?
- I looked up Plato's Triangle but all that i found is that it is an optical illusion. I couldnt find any information about solving it, like with a pythagorian thereom like method.

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plato's is a "seeming" right triangle with the legs in the ratio 5:13