Recognised as 2D shape
Right triangle with legs 8 and 15
- Right triangle
- hypotenuse 17
- Pythagorean triple
A right-angled triangle with legs of 8 and 15 has a hypotenuse of 17 by Pythagoras' theorem, an area of 60 square units, and acute angles of 28.07° and 61.93°.
Measurements
Leg a8
Leg b15
Hypotenuse17√(a² + b²)
Area60ab/2
Perimeter40
Angle opposite a28.072487°
Angle opposite b61.927513°
Pythagorean tripleYes: 8, 15, 17
Inradius3
Circumradius8.5half the hypotenuse
Formulas used
Hypotenusec = √(a² + b²)
AreaA = ab/2
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