Question

Find the area of a right triangle whose hypotenous is 17 cm and one side is 8 cm​

Answer 1

Answer:

the other side is 15 cm and area is 60 cmsq

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the other side be x

By Pythagoras theorem:-

(17)

2

=(8)

2

+x

2

⇒x

2

=225

⇒x=15

Area =

2

1

(base) (height)

=

2

1

(15)(8)=60cm

2

.