The area of a right triangle is 25 square meters. The height is twice as long as the base

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Jadiel Gates

Geography

11 October, 09:54

The area of a right triangle is 25 square meters. The height is twice as long as the base

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Scarlet Manning · Answer 1

The area of ANY triangle is

Area = (1/2) (base x height).

If the height is twice as long as the base, then

25 m² = (1/2) (base) x (2 x base)

25 m² = base²

base = 5 m

height = 10 m