Question 262894
A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg of length 8. What is the area of the triangle? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places

Hypotenuse = 15
One side =8
Let other side be x

Pythagoras theorem = hyp^= side1 ^2 + side2 ^ 

15^2= 8^+x^2   
15^-8^2= x^2
225-64=x^2
Sqrt  161 =x

Area of right triangle = ½ * side 1* side2
=½ *8*12.69
= 50.76 sq. units