The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 78 cm. The lengths of its sides are in the ratio 3: 4 : 6 Work out the area of the triangle.

P1- Find the value of a single unit in the ratio:78/(3+4+6) or (13)= 6
P1- Find the length of the base and the height of the triangle through multiplying the single unit scale by the number of units representing each of the sides:6x3= 18.6x4= 24
P1- Find the area of the triangle:1/2 x 24 x 18
A1- 216HOW TO KNOW WHICH OF THE THREE SIDES SHOULD BE USED TO FIND THE AREA OF THE TRIANGLE?

EE
Answered by Eduardo E. Maths tutor

3104 Views

See similar Maths GCSE tutors

Related Maths GCSE answers

All answers ▸

We have a parallelogram with sides of 8cm and 5cm and an angle of 140 degrees, calculate the length of two diagonals


A t-shirt is in the sale section of a store. It has 20% off and the new sale price is £12. What was the original price of the t-shirt?


What is the co-ordinates of the minimum point of the quadratic equation x^2+6x-16?


Show that a parallelogram is composed of an isosceles trapezium and an isosceles triangle


We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2026 by IXL Learning