Question

the area of right triangle is 240square cm and one of its legs is 16cm long.find the length of other legs

Answer 1

area of right angle =240sq cm
one side=16 cm long
other side's long =240 divided by 16
=15 cm long

Answer 2

Let the one leg be=base=16cm
area=1/2×b×h
240=1/2×16×h
8h=240
h=240/8
h=30
so the height (perpendicular)=30cm
(hypotenuse)2=p2+b2
=square root (30×30+16×16)
=square root (1156)
=34cm
therefore, H=34cm
P=30cm