Question

If the area of an isosceles right angled triangle is 32 cm²,then the length of its longest altitude is equal to

Answer 1

Area of an isosceles right angled triangle=32 cm² Base²/2=32 Base²=64 base=8cm Since it is isosceles right triangle base=height Since height and base are equal,Length of longest altitude is 8cm. HOPE IT WAS HELPFUL If it is longest side,then it is hypotenuse whose length is 8√2cm.