Tiara wants to divide a square piece of paper into two equalivalent triangles. If the square measures 20 cm on each side, what will the third side of each triangle measure?

A. 8.9 cm

B. 20 cm

C. 40 cm

D. 28.3 cm

Question

Tiara wants to divide a square piece of paper into two equalivalent triangles.  If the square measures 20 cm on each side, what will the third side of each triangle measure?

A. 8.9 cm  
 
 B. 20 cm  
 
 C. 40 cm  
 
 D. 28.3 cm

anonymous · Answer

"In any right triangle, the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares whose sides are the two legs (the two sides that meet at a right angle)"

Pythagoras