Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Mensuration: 2D

Question:

The area of a right-angled triangle with base 3 m and hypotenuse 5 m is:

Options:

$4m^2$

$12m^2$

$6m^2$

$15m^2$

Correct Answer:

$6m^2$

Explanation:

We have,

Base 3 m and hypotenuse 5 m

We know that,

$hypotenuse^2=Base^2+Perpendicular^2$

$5^2=3^2+Perpendicular^2$

P = 4

So the area = \(\frac{1}{2}\) × B × P

= \(\frac{1}{2}\) × 3 × 4  = $6m^2$