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[aditi610]

A right triangle has area of 48cm2 and one side that is twice as long as the other side. what is the hypotenuse of this triangle? please show me with steps, I have tried and wasnt able to get the correct answer of 4squareroot of 15

 

[Denis]

A right triangle has area of 48cm2 and one side that is twice as long as the other side. what is the hypotenuse of this triangle? please show me with steps, I have tried and wasnt able to get the correct answer of 4squareroot of 15

a = short leg; then 2a = longer leg

Area: a * 2a / 2 = 48
so a = 4SQRT(3)

Can you wrap it up?