The side of the triangle are 8cm, 15cm, and 17cm. find the area of the triangle. also find the length of the altitude drawn on the side with 17cm
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Given that,
The sides of a triangle are 8 cm,15cm,17cm.
To find,
The area of triangle and also find the length of the altitude of the side of length 17cm.
Solution,
The sides 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm forms a right triangle having hypotenuse 17 cm and other two sides are 8 cm and 15 cm.
Area of a triangle is given by :
Let x is the altitude of the side of length 17 cm. So,
Hence, this is the required solution.
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