Question

find the lengths of the side of a right triangle that is 10 in, 24, in and 26 in. so what is the area of the triangle?
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Answer 1

#40

Answer 2

1/2(10)(24)=120

Answer 3

so its 120? then ?

Answer 4

Yep mertsj got it correct. But in case u do not understand why...

Reading the question (slight fault in the question i think, it should be right-angled triangle, not right triangle), the three sides, the longest side is 26 which is the hypotenuse. the 2 sides that should concern u is 10 and 24, which are the height and base.

Use the formula for area of triangle, 1/2 * b * h ( here it doesnt matter which value is height or base, its the same)

1/2 * 10 * 24 = 120 in^2

Answer 5

THANK YOU BOTH :D