Question

The area of a right triangle is 36 square

meters. The height is twice as long as
the base.
To find the area of a triangle, use the
1
following formula:a bh
2
where b is the base and h is the height.
How long is the shorter leg of the triangle?

Answer 1

Base is 12 and height is 24

Answer 2

6 m

Explanation:

36 m^2 = bh/2

36·2 = bh/2·2

72 = bh

72 = 12·6

check

36 m^2 = 12·6/2

36 = 36

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