A right triangle has sides A, B, and C. Side A is the hypotenuse and side B is also a side of a rectangle. Sides A, C, and the side of the rectangle adjacent to side B have lengths of #8 #, #7 #, and #17 #, respectively. What is the rectangle's area?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-10T08:38:00

Area #=17sqrt15" "#square units

One side of the rectangle measures 17
side #b=sqrt(8^2-7^2)sqrt(64-49)=sqrt15#

Area #=17*b=17*sqrt15#