Question

Find the maximal area of a right triangle with hypotenuse of length 8

Answer 1

Answer:

Max area is 16

Step-by-step explanation:

If A² + B² = C², then A² + B² = 64. The largest triangle area is when both A² and B² are equal to 32, so 32 + 32 = 64.

So equal side of the triangle is √32 or about 5.6568. The area of the triangle is then 1/2(5.6568 × 5.6568) or 16.