Aright triangle has leg measures of 8 and 15 inches. what is the area and perimeter of the triangle?

Hello!

The area of the right triangle is 30 . The perimeter is 40 in.

First, we must find the measure of the hypotenuse of the triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem.

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64 + 225 =

√289 =

17 =

Now that we have all the side lengths, we can use the formulas to find the area and perimeter.

A =

A = (15 × 8) ÷ 2

A = 30

P = a + b + c

P = 8 + 15 + 17

P = 40

b, i believe, but not sure.