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09-02-2018
Mathematics

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Find the area of a right triangle that has one leg with a length of 8 centimeters and a hypotenuse length of 17 centimeters.

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09-02-2018

since is a right triangle use the Pythagorean theorem to find the missing length in the triangle
17² =8² +x²
x²=17² -8²
x² =289-64=225
x=√225=15

Area of the triangle is 8·15/2=60 cm²

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