A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg of length 8. What is the area of the triangle? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.

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A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg of length 8. What is the area of the triangle? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places
Hypotenuse = 15
One side =8
Let other side be x
Pythagoras theorem = hyp^= side1 ^2 + side2 ^
15^2= 8^+x^2

15^-8^2= x^2
225-64=x^2
Sqrt 161 =x
Area of right triangle = ½ * side 1* side2
=½ *8*12.69
= 50.76 sq. units