Question

The sides of a triangle are 8cm, 15cm and 17cm. find its perimeter and its area. Also find the length of the altitude drawn on the side with length 17cm

Answer 1

Answer:

perimeter is 8 cm +15 cm+17 cm

perimeter is 40 cm

Answer 2

Answer:

7.06cm

⟨8,15,17⟩ is a Pythagoras triplet

Area of triangle=1/2 * 8cm * 15cm = 60cm2

now,

1/2* 17 * h = 60cm2

h= 7.06cm