SSAT Upper Level Quantitative (Math) › How to find the area of a right triangle
The lengths of the hypotenuses of ten similar right triangles form an arithmetic sequence. The smallest triangle has legs of lengths 3 and 4 inches; the second-smallest triangle has a hypotenuse of length one foot.
Which of the following responses comes closest to the area of the largest triangle?
A given right triangle has two legs of lengths and
, respectively. What is the area of the triangle?
A right triangle has two legs of lengths and
, respectively. What is the area of the right triangle?
Right Triangle A has legs of lengths 10 inches and 14 inches; Right Triangle B has legs of length 20 inches and 13 inches; Rectangle C has length 30 inches. The area of Rectangle C is the sum of the areas of the two right triangles. What is the height of Rectangle C?
A right triangle has leg lengths of and
. Find the area of the right triangle.
A given right triangle has legs of lengths and
, respectively. What is the area of the right triangle?
A right triangle has leg lengths of and
. Find the area of this triangle.
What is the area of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 13 inches and whose legs each measure a number of inches equal to an integer?
Right Triangle A has hypotenuse 25 inches and one leg of length 24 inches; Right Triangle B has hypotenuse 15 inches and one leg of length 9 inches; Rectangle C has length 16 inches. The area of Rectangle C is the sum of the areas of the two right triangles. What is the width of Rectangle C?
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In the above figure, is a right triangle.
,
,
. What fraction of
has been shaded in?