Answer:
approximately 55.43 or [tex]4\sqrt{192}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
1) draw line down middle of said triangle and split it in half
2) since the area of the triangle is 1/2 b * h we can solve
3) we know that the base is 8 (16 split in 1/2)
4) use the Pythagorean theorem (a^2 +b^2 = c^2) to solve for the height
5) a= 8 b= ? c= 16
6) 16^2=256 8^2= 64 256-64=b^2
7) b=[tex]\sqrt{192}[/tex]
8) [tex]\frac{1}{2} *\sqrt{192} *8= 4\sqrt{192}[/tex] or approximately 55.43
You can check by substituting the numbers back into the Pythagorean theorem and see if they match up
