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The hypotenuse only is not sufficient to determine the area of a right triangle, unless the triangle is stated to be isosceles, or there is some other information that allows determination of the length of a side in addition to the hypotenuse. The area of a right triangle with a given hypotenuse only approaches zero as one of the two acute angles approaches zero degrees.
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How do you find the area of a triangle if you only have the hypotenuse?
you can't
How do you find degree of hypotenuse on a right angle triangle?
By using trigonometry
How do you find the other 2 sides of the triangle if you know the hypotenuse?
You need more information unless it's a right triangle and a common pathagorean triangle, such as a 90 degree angle with a hypotenuse of 5 would have legs of 3 and 4.
How do you find the area of a triangle when you only know the height?
if you know the two legs of the triangle, you can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse as the base. Then you use the formula to find the area of the triangle: 1/2 (pi) bh.
How do you find the area of a triangle knowing the hypotenuse and the angles of the traingle?
make it a quadrangle & divide by 2.
