The measures of the sides of a right triangle are 6 yards, 8 yards, and 10 yards. What is the area of the triangle?

Question

asked Feb 14, 2021 124k views

1 Answer

Walker Rowe · Answer 1 · 2021-02-21T11:52:06+0000

That's a 3/4/5 right triangle, scaled by 2 yards. The area of a right triangle is half the product of its legs.

Area = (1/2)(6)(8) = 24 square yards

Answer: 24 square yards