Question

Triangle A and Triangle B are right triangles.

Triangle A has a height of 8 meters and a base of 6 meters.

Triangle B has a height that is one unit greater than triangle A and a base that is one unit less.

Part A
What is the measure of the hypotenuse of triangle A? Show your work.


Part B
Determine if the hypotenuse of triangle B has the same hypotenuse as triangle A. Justify your solution.

Answer 1

Answer: Triangle A- 24 8x6=48/2=24
Triangle B- 9x5=45/2=22.5