Question

The hypotenuse of a certain triangle is 5 units long and one leg is 3 units long

Did the area of the triangle

Answer 1

6 units^2

Explanation:

`a^(2) +b^(2) =c^(2)`

`3^(2) +b^(2) =5^(2)`

`9+b^(2) =25`

`b^(2)=16`

`b=4`

Area of the triangle = Base * Height * 1/2 = 3 * 4 * 1/2 = 6 units^2