Question

What is the area of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 32 cm and one leg of 30 cm? Round your answer to the nearest unit, if necessary.

Answer 1

By the Pythagorean theorem:
other leg = √(32² - 30²) = √(1024-900) = √124 ≈ 11.13 cm

Area = (1/2)·30·11.13 = 166.95 ≈ 167 cm² (to the nearest unit)