The area of a right triangle is 180 m². The height of the right triangle is 40 m. What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle?

2 Answers
May 27, 2018

Assuming the height is one of the legs, the other leg is 9 and the hypotenuse is 41.

Explanation:

It's not clear if the height is one of the legs or the altitude to the hypotenuse.

Either way we have A =1/2 b h or b={2A}/h=2cdot(180)/40=9 m.

If h=40 is the height to the hypotenuse, the hypotenuse is 9 m and we're done. Let's assume h=40 is one of the legs so b=9 is the other leg so

c^2= h^2 + b^2 = 40^2+9^2=1681

c = 41

May 27, 2018

41 m

Explanation:

"In the right"" triangle ABC

:.angle B= 90^@ "given"

:.BC=40 m= "height given"= opposite

:."Area of a triangle"=1/2 base xxh=180 m^2

:."1/2basexx40=180

:.1/2 base=180/40

:.1/2 base=4.5 m

:.base=9m=AB=adjacent

:.(opposite)/(adjacent)=(BC)/(AB)=40/9=tan angle A=4.444444444

:.angle A=77^@19'11''

:."AC= hypotenuse",(AC)/(BC)=sec 77^@19'11''=4.555555556

:.AC=sec 77^@19'11''xx 9=41 m=" hypotenuse"