Question

a right - angled triangle has a base of 40 cm, height of 30 cm and hypotuse of 50 cm. The triangle is rotated so that the hypotenuse forms the base, Find the altitude now.
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Answer 1

F or the first triangle

Base =40cm

height 30cm

hypotenuse 50 CM

Step-by-step explanation:

If the triangle is rotated

then,

hypotenuse =40cm

by the Pythagoras theorem

AC =AB +BC

Squaring on both sides

50=40+30

2500=1600+900

2500=2500

sides of the triangle =hypotenuse