Question

The area of a right triangle with one leg measuring 8 feet and hypotenuse measuring 17 feet is _____ square feet.
60
68
75

Answer 1

Just use pythagurus.

Answer 2

\[a^2 + b^2 =c^2\]

Answer 3

where c= 17
b= 8

Answer 4

solve for a

Answer 5

\[289-64 = 225 \implies 15 \implies area = 4 \cdot 15 = 60\]

Answer 6

yes 60 8^2 + x^2 = 17^2 so x = 15
then 1/2*8*15 we do not know or care which one is the base as long as we use the two sides that are not the hypotenuse for 1/2*b*h