Question

Find the area of the triangle if the perimeter of the triangle is 50 ft.

Answer 1

120 ft²

Explanation:

The length of each of the congruent sides is (50-16)/2 = 17 ft.

So, using the Pythagorean theorem, the altitude drawn from the vertex angle to the base has a length of 15 ft.

Thus, the area is (1/2)(15)(16) = 120 ft².