Actually the formula for the area of a triangle is A = 1/2bh.
First step: multiply both sides by 2, to get rid of the 1/2.
2A = bh
Now divide both sides by b.
2A/b = h or h = 2A/b
Ok so pythagorean theorem is
a^2+b^2=c^2
plug it in
8^2+15^2=17^2
64+225=289
289=289
yass it works so that means they do make a right triangle
yes, they make a right triangle because they're a pythagorean triple and pythagorean theorem works when you plug the numbers in.