Question

How do you find the area of the triangle when 16 tall and the hypotenuse is 34?

Answer 1

`A=240`

Explanation:

base = b (see figure below)

According to Pythagorean Theorem:
`34^2=16^2+b^2`

`b^2=34^2-16^2`

`b^2=900`

`b=sqrt(900)=30`

`A=(30xx16)/2=240`