Find the area.

A right triangle with one side measuring 15mm, and one side measuring 10mm ( Neither of these measurements apply to the diagonal side )

Question

Find the area.

A right triangle with one side measuring 15mm, and one side measuring 10mm ( Neither of these measurements apply to the diagonal side )

anonymous · Answer

Please explain best you can!

anonymous · Answer

A right triangle is half a rectangle. Knowing this can get you your answer.

anonymous · Answer

A squared + B squared... soooo !5 squared is 225 and10 squared is 100 so add them up which should = 325.

anonymous · Answer

@AngleRay18, MusicalAnimal is asking for the area, not the hypotenuse squared.

Alright, a rectangle is length times width, right? Half of that is half of length times width, or (1/2)LW=A