BCojulstrejohnson
BCojulstrejohnson BCojulstrejohnson
  • 16-08-2016
  • Mathematics
contestada

If the area of the triangle is 36cm2, what is the length, in cm, of leg xy? Answer is 12. How do you get the answer?

Respuesta :

taskmasters
taskmasters taskmasters
  • 21-08-2016
To be able to answer this, we need an information of either of the legs of the triangle. For this, let me just assume that xy is twice the length of yz. 

Area = 1/2 (b)(h)
Area = 1/2 (xy) (yz)
Area = 1/2 (xy) (1/2xy)
36 = 1/4 (xy)^2
144 = (xy)^2
xy = 12 
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Simplify this question
Ms.Corley wants to take her class on a trip to either the nature center or the zoo.The nature center charges $4 per student plus $95 for a 1-hour naturalist pro
The phrases above describe what cellular organelle?
The Romans mad portrait paintings from a durable mixture of pigment and hot wax. What was this mixture called?
which of the following is not a major goal of the constitution? A. to defend the nation B. to control all laws in the state C. to ensure peace D. to establis
Josiah says this is a phylogenetic tree of the dinosaurs. Maleek says it is a cladogram of the dinosaurs. Who is correct?
In rna the nucleotide segments that code for parts of the protein are called
Which word means the history of life in the geologic past as indicated by the imprints or remains of living things?
Why did Dickens begin the story in the present and later use flashbacks to show the past, rather than begin the story in the past? A Christmas Carol: Stave Two
ANSWER ASAP The area along the Danube River is very high. True OR False