Tan is designing a Japanese rock garden in the shape of a right triangle so that the second- shortest side is twice the length of the shortest side. The area of the garden must be #30 m^2#. What are the three sides of his garden?
1 Answer
Oct 19, 2017
The three sides of Tan's garden must be
Explanation:
Japanese rock garden is in the shape of a right triangle.
Let the length of the shortest side (base) be
So, the second- shortest side (height) is twice the length of the shortest side, i.e.
The area of the garden =
What are the three sides of his garden?
Area of triangle =
So,
So the three sides are :
The three sides of Tan's garden must be