Question

16. If the base of a right triangle is 8 (square root)2 and the hypotenuse is 18, what is the area of the triangle?

A.14
B.14 square root 2
C.56 square root 2
D.64
E.64 square 2

Answer 1

h^2 + 64(2) = 18^2 = 324

h^2 = 196
h = 14

area = (1/2)(8sqrt 2)(14) =56 sqrt 2