Question

A right triangle is displayed.

36 in
60 in


The area of the right triangle is

Answer 1

864 in²

Explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem to find the missing side.

36²+x²=60² (x is the missing length of the side)

1296 + x² = 3600

x² = 2304

x = 48

Then use the area of a triangle formula: base·height/2

Substituting 36 for the height and 48 for the base, we get:

48·36/2, which is 864.