Find the area of a right triangle that has one leg with a length of 8cm and a hypotenuse length of 17cm. *Need it ASAP!!

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Find the area of a right triangle that has one leg with a length of 8cm and a hypotenuse length of 17cm.

*Need it ASAP!!

by Rolon

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Answer:

Explanation:

$b^2=h^2-a^2\\ \\ b^2=17^2-8^2\\ \\ b^2=225\\ \\ b=15\\ \\ A=15(8)/2\\ \\ A=60cm^2$

Steev James answered Jul 24, 2022