SSC MTS 5 Aug 2019 Shift 1 Paper

Question : 29 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

70 sticks each of unit length are combined to form a right-angle triangle without breaking any stick. What is the area (in square units) of the triangle?

Validate

Solution:

As we know,
The famous triplet, 20, 21 and 29
⇒

21^2+20^2=29^2

⇒ 441 + 400 = 841
⇒ 841 = 841
Sum of 20 + 21 + 29 = 70 (satisfied)
Area of right angled triangle = (1/2) × 20 × 21 = 210 square unit.

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