Question

The triangle is 24ft tall and the hypotenuse is 26ft, how do you find the area?

Answer 1

By Pythogoras theorem.

a^2+b^2=h^2

h^2-a^2=b^2

(26^2-24^2)=b^2

(676-576)=b^2

100=b^2

b=√100=10

Area of ∆=1/2 × b× h

=1/2 × 10×24

=240/2

=120 sq.units