Question

What is the area, in square meters, of a right triangle with sides of length 8 meters, 15 meters and 17 meters?

Answer 1

60 square meters

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is with the formula A = 1/2 b*h. The base and height are the measurements of the sides of a triangle which form a 90 degree angle. When all three measurements are given, the base and height are the smallest since the largest is the hypotenuse. Here b = 8 and h = 15.

So the area is A = 1/2 * 8 * 15 = 60.