In a right angle triangle if base of first triangle is 3cm and hypotenuse is 5cm and base of the second triangle is 8cm and hypotenuse is 10cm. Find the ratio of the areas of these triangle.
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Set up Pythagorean's Theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Plug in the base for “b” and the hypotenuse for “c.” Then solve for a, the height of the triangle. For example, if your base is 3 and hypotenuse is 5, your equation becomes a^2 + 9 = 25. Subtract 9 on both sides to get a^2 = 16.
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