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# If the area of the right triangle shown is 24, what is the value of c?

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If the area of the right triangle shown is 24, what is the value of c?

(1) b^2 = 225
(2) a^2 = 256/25

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13 Apr 2018, 00:43
Bunuel wrote:

If the area of the right triangle shown is 24, what is the value of c?

(1) b^2 = 225
(2) a^2 = 256/25

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Area = 0.5*Base*Height
24 = 0.5 * B * H

To find C we need both B & H.
As $$C^2 = A^2 + B^2$$

(1) gives us the Height. Suff to find Base using area formula above.

(2) gives us the base. Suff to find height by using formula above.

Hence Option (D) is our answer.

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