The general formula for a triangle is Base x Height / 2.
That applies quite easily for a right angle triangle.
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The area of the triangle in square meters is (1/2 the length of the triangle's base, in meters) times (the length of the triangle's height, in meters).
8x6 divided by 2
1/2*18*base = 72 square meters Multiply both sides by 2 and then divided both sides by 18 to find the base:- base = 8 meters Check: 1/2*18*8 = 72 square meters
-- Square the hypotenuse. (Multiply it by itself.)-- Square the base. (Multiply it by itself.)-- Subtract the square of the base from the square of the hypotenuse.-- Take the square-root of the difference. It's the height of the triangle.
if the triangle has one right angle in it