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RIGHT TRIANGLE AREA SHEET 3 - HARDER

Use Pythagoras’ theorem to work out the missing side and then use this to work
out the area of the following right-angle triangles. They are not drawn to scale.

1) 2)
13mm 5cm
4cm

12mm

Area = _______ mm2 Area = _______ cm2

3) 4)
17m 10cm
8m 6cm

Area = _______ m2 Area = _______ cm2

5) 6)
3.7m
5.3cm
2.8cm

3.5m

Area = _______ m2 Area = _______ cm2

Handy hint:
The formula for the area of a triangle is ½ x base x (perpendicular) height
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RIGHT TRIANGLE AREA SHEET 3 ANSWERS

1) 2)
13mm 5cm
5mm 4cm

12mm 3cm
Area = 30 mm2 Area = 6 cm2

3) 4)
17m
10cm
8m 6cm

15m 8cm
Area = 60 m2 Area = 24 cm2

5) 6)
3.7m
1.2m 5.3cm
2.8cm

3.5m
4.5cm
Area = 2.1 m2 Area = 6.3 cm2