A piece of property is in the form of a right triangle with sides which are 300 meters and 1200 meters in length. What is the area of this triangle in hectares, correct to the nearest whole hectare?
To find the area of a right triangle, we can use the formula:
Area = (base * height) / 2
In this case, the base of the triangle is one of the sides, which has a length of 300 meters, and the height is the other side, which has a length of 1200 meters.
So, we can substitute these values into the formula:
Area = (300 * 1200) / 2
= 360000 / 2
= 180000 square meters
To convert this area from square meters to hectares, we need to divide by 10,000. There are 10,000 square meters in one hectare.
So, the area in hectares is:
180000 / 10000 = 18 hectares
Therefore, the area of this triangle is 18 hectares.