Question

The area of a right triangle is 210 square inches. The height of the right triangle is 35 inches.

What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle?

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Answer 1

37 inch

Explanation:

Area of ∆ = ½ height x base

210 = ½ x 35 x base

12 = base

Using Pythagoras theorem,

=> hypotenuse = √height² + base²

=> hypotenuse = √35² + 12² = 37