The two right sides of a right triangle are 60cm and 80cm respectively. How many square centimeters is its area? The hypotenuse of this triangle is 100cm long. How high is the hypotenuse?

The two right sides of a right triangle are 60cm and 80cm respectively. How many square centimeters is its area? The hypotenuse of this triangle is 100cm long. How high is the hypotenuse?

Area of triangle: 60 × 80 △ 2, = 4800 △ 2, = 2400 (square centimeter); height on hypotenuse: 2400 × 2 △ 100, = 4800 △ 100, = 48 (centimeter). Answer: area of triangle is 2400 square centimeter; height on hypotenuse is 48 centimeter