How to find the area of a right triangle

Practice Questions

ISEE Upper Level Mathematics Achievement › How to find the area of a right triangle

Questions

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1

The legs of a right triangle measure $2 \frac{2}{5}$ and $3 \frac{1}{5}$ . What is its perimeter?

2

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$\bigtriangleup ABC$ is a right triangle with altitude $\overline{BX}$ . Give the ratio of the area of $\bigtriangleup BXC$ to that of $\bigtriangleup AXB$ .

3

Find the area of a right triangle with a base of 7cm and a height of 20cm.

4

One angle of a right triangle measures 45 degrees, and the hypotenuse measures 8 centimeters. Give the area of the triangle.

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