Question

If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 and one leg is 5 radical 3, then the area of the triangle is

(A) 5
(B) 25 radical 3
(C) 25
(D) 50 radical 3
(E) 12.5 radical 3

Answer 1

Remember the ecuation for the area of a triangle:
\[A=\frac{ bh }{ 2 }\]

Answer 2

yeh, i remember that.

Answer 3

all you have to do is replace

Answer 4

Dont suppose you got the answer, did ya?

Answer 5

no...im confused. Where's the height. Is the height 5 radical 3?

Answer 6

You can say that 5rt 3 is the base or the height, but you still will have to find the missing side.