Question

The area of a right triangle is 126cm? If one of its leg is 36cm long. Find the length of the other leg.

Answer 1

Answer:

The area of a right triangle is 126cm. If one of its leg is 36cm long the length of the other leg is 7 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer this question, we need to write down the formula for getting the area of the right angled triangle.

Area is given by = 1/2 × base × height

In this question we have:

Area = 126 cm²

Base = 36 cm

Doing the substitution we have:

126 = 1/2 × 36 × h

126 = 18h

h = 126/18 = 7

So, the length of the other leg is 7 cm

The two legs of the right angled triagle measure 36cm and 7 cm.