Question

The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 96 cm. The lengths of its sides are in the ratio 6 : 8 : 10 Work out the area of the triangle in cm?.

Answer 1

Answer:

384 cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

a:b:c=6:8:10

P=96 cm

A=?

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• 6x+8x+10x=96
• 24x=96
• x=4

a=24 cm, b= 32 cm, c= 40 cm

• A=1/2ab= 1/2*24*32= 384 cm²