Quandaries
and Queries
Who is asking: Student
Level: Middle
Question:
If I know the base and the slanted side of a right triangle, how do I
figure out the height?
Hi Bill,
You can use Pythagoras' Theorem. If a right triangle has side base of length b, height a and the slant side (called the hypotenuse) has length c then
a2 + b2 = c2
Thus if you know b and c then
Penny