Question

A piece of Stainglass in the shape of a right triangle has sides measuring 8 cm 15 cm and 17 cm what is the area of this piece?

Answer 1

60

Explanation:

Since the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the longest side, 17 is the longest. So 8 and 15 are the legs. Since the area of a triangle is 1/2bh, then the area of the Stainglass is 1/2*8*15. So the area of the piece is 60.