Question

A right triangle has an area of 50 square inches. If the triangle is an isosceles triangle, what are the lengths of the legs of the triangle?

Answer 1

10in and 10in, because 10x10=100, and 100/2=50

Answer 2

area=1/2bh
50=1/2bh
times 2
100=bh
solve for b
divide by h
100/h=b
we hav to make a drawing
since it is isocoleese
h=b
100=b^2=h^2
h=b=10
answer is 10 inches