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15 September, 17:12

What is the height of a triangle if the base is 60 and the hypotenuse is 61?

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  1. 15 September, 20:47
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    Assuming that the triangle is a right triangle, we can reverse engineer the Pythagorean theorem (a^2+b^2=c^2).

    60^2 + x^2 = 61^2

    3600 + x^2 = 3721

    x^2 = 3600 - 3721

    x^2 = 121

    x = sqrt121

    x = 11
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