The base of a triangle is 8 cm and hypotenuse is 10 cm it’s area will be

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asked Dec 10, 2023 117k views

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Bryan Kyle · Answer 1 · 2023-12-15T18:45:03+0000

Answer:

24 cm^2

Explanation:

You can use the pythagorean theorem backwards.

c^2 - b^2 = a^2

substitute:

100 - 64 = 36

a =
√(36) = 6

Area is (6 * 8) / 2 = 24